Mile 212 - Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek - April 16, 2017

Report Details

Nice day on the beach with lots of people out enjoying the low tide. Mostly calm with surf around 4-5'. Many rock hunters, several people with clipboards doing surveying something(?) and several families milling around. A number of guillemots were perched in small holes near the top of the bluff and swooping back and forth to the water line. Lots of small velella velella have collected over the past week. Not many other birds due to the large number of people. Over the past few wees work has been done on one unstable area. Sheet piles were driven in behind the unstable area and new drainage was nstalled that extends to the beach. A long stairway damaged by the settlig bluff is slated for removal as directed by the State Parks. One other item of interest is a small picnic table that washed in a few weeks ago and has settled into the sand.

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 5. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: 8 people simply milling around, 2 people with clipboards surveying something unknown.. Easter Sunday, nice morning, lots of people out enjoying the beach

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Velella Velella in large numbers

New Development

Drainage pipes. Bank work along one unstable section includes sheet piles to stabilize bluff and new drainage. A photo included of the beach section of the pipe is attached. Work will also result in the removal of the old stairway damaged as a result of bluff settling. This includes a large concrete base on the beach.

Actions & Comments

I've talked with the State Parks representative who is requesting the old stairway be removed.

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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek

December 20, 2023

A new house is being built just south of Grant Creek near an unstable portion of the bluff (picture attached). A new railing installed along a section of riprap (picture attached). A large rock field is exposed along this section (picture attached). Several small slide/slough areas apparent associated with the rains earlier in the month.

Phil Barbour