Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
December 3, 2018
A surprisingly nice day on 220.
Report Details
A surprisingly nice day on 220. Beautiful sunshine and the wind was a lot less harsh down on the beach. The cliffs continue to erode dumping sand and rocks onto the beach below. More of the man-made pipes are showing and looking like they will break off and fall onto the beach. Minimal trash compared to 2 days ago when there was an abundance of small plastic pieces.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 6. Photography: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Too deteriorated to determine.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
New Development
None
Man-made Modifications
None
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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