Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
August 5, 2019
Still restricted access to 220 due to the sewage project.
Report Details
Still restricted access to 220 due to the sewage project. Quite a large rock fall off the southern end of Mile 220. The bluff continues to eraode and slide. 6 COMU noted. Small amount of plastic debris.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Tidepooling: 2. 2 bikes on beach
Concerns
Fire
Apparent violations: Evidence of 3-4 beach fires as well as fireworks material (recent).Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 6. COMU, mostly young
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Man-made Modifications
Stream modification. The project to fix the outfall at Schooner Creek continues with a large project just East of Schooner along the Creek.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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