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

Report Details

Late winter storms appear to have eroded a significant portion of many bluffs. Occasionally people are seen climbing the bluffs but this appears to definitely be weather made more than man made. Several houses are quickly nearing the edge of the eroded bluffs. This mile of the beach beach took a beating.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 15. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 4. ATV tire tracks about 1/4 mile in length

Notable Wildlife

very few seagulls

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Seagulls

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Man-made Modifications

Beachgrass planting or removal.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Visible retreat of solid bluff.

Actions & Comments

JDip237

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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