Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - September 25, 2022

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The amount of armoring activity was significant. In one section, the beach was disturbed for .30 miles, from construction sign to construction sign. I did not feel safe walking mile 237 in the spring and early summer as the construction activity went below the high tide line. Even during lower tide times, it was definitely not safe to attempt to pass the construction activity.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny.

Human Activities

Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 20. Sitting: 2. Photography: 1.

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. One dead California sea lion with no visible damage or evidence of disease. Approximately 6.5 feet in length. Fairly recent as eyes were still intact. Location was 44 53 59.48 North 124 1 57.28 West.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells.

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Walden

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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