Mile 212 - Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek - May 18, 2012

Report Details

Moved lawn mower to rocky area near the bluff and contacted State Parks to see if Beach Ranger could remove it. Too heavy for me to carry out.Contacted Phillip Johnson about riprap permit application. There seemed to be some confusion about the location. This application is likely one that was originally said to be located in Lincoln City.Beach is mostly clean and have seen lots of shorebirds lately as well as early Pelican arrivals.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1.

Notable Wildlife

15 or so shorebirds, 2 small groups of Pelicans (5 in each)

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

OSP notice of Rip-Rap permit application at Moore Creek.

Natural Changes

Major cracks appearing in bluffs. Around 95th street has been ongoing for several years and continues. Stairway was rebuild about 3 months ago.

PhilBSB

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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