Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - July 26, 2020

Report Details

A beautiful day with people enjoying themselves. Warm enough for some people to go into the water, some people wearing bathing suits/bikinis. A Coast Guard helicopter seemd to be flying over the crab oats off shore, as opposed to the usual flight up and down the coast. Also noted a biplane flying by (rides from the airport near Gleneden Beach. For me, the most wonderous observation was a bald eagle (picture included) that circled me 3-4 times and a low altitude.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F.

Human Activities

Number of people: 41. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 26. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 4. Photography: 1. Other Activities: Two people were walking with their two horses.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

One dead fish. Candle fish?

Driftline Content

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

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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