Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - January 28, 2011

Report Details

Nice, quiet day. No one else on the beach for miles in either direction. Very windy. I don't see any major problems but this was my first walk so I don't have anything to compare the conditions to. One house, that appears to be uninhabited, is in desperate need of riprap (photo attached). Another two houses have a joint notice/permit posted for a riprap project to take place in late February (photo attached). A great mile to walk!

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: S.

Human Activities

Super quiet, no one else on beach.

Notable Wildlife

Sea gulls, sandpipers

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. 1 dead bird, black/white feathers, common murre(?)

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

1 dead fish, gray, about 12 inches long

Driftline Content

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

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. permit posted for new riprap project

Actions & Comments

No, this was my first CoastWatch walk. I took some photographs to use for comparison on future walks.

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Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

March 12, 2024

The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south.

Barry Howarth

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

January 16, 2024

The most heartbreaking part of my mile report today is that I couldn't even walk my entire mile due to shifting sand and the subsequent tide (even though I did this at low tide,) preventing a safe northward walk. I have been walking on this stretch of beach since the early seventies and never-- even five or ten years ago, would you not had adequate distance to walk the beach from the surf to the foredune. I provided on pic looking north on my mile from the top of a revetment that was installed a few years ago, that's the only way I could get a glimpse of it safely.

Barry Howarth