December 30, 2019

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Number of people: 60. Number of dogs: 30. Walking or running: 55. Sitting: 3. Fishing: 3. Other Activities: 2 - starting small campfire. No concerns regarding human activities

Nothing of note, just a few crows, a dozen or so gulls sitting near the people fishing, and one concentrated area of approximately three dozen crab molts (see photo)

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).

Bluff development. Sand dumping on on steep sand bluff -- see below

Dune modification/removal, Sand removal. Towards the southern part of mile 202, the low rolling dunes become steep, eroding sand bluffs. On this visit, I noted evidence of sand dumping from the bluff onto the beach, which I had seen on my initial exploratory visit on 12/23/2019, when I observed a front end loader dumping sand over the edge of a steep sand bluff. After finishing my walk on 12/23/2019, I drove down Oceania Drive, which parallels the shore, and saw the source of the sand dumping, a front end loader clearing the driveway of a house on Oceania. Most of the houses on the beach side of this portion of Oceania are surrounded by sand, which apparently blows in during winter storms and requires regular removal from driveways, around houses, and also from the road itself. The road signs for this portion of Oceania for regular vehicular (on-road) travel state "Soft Sand, Proceed at your own risk." From what I've been able to determine, this sand dumping is allowable under OAR (Oregon Administrative Rules) 736-020-0003(9). I'll continue to monitor this on future walks.