Mile 242 Report
August 24, 2010
Another gorgeous day at the beach.
Report Details
Another gorgeous day at the beach. Over all, very little trash considering the number of visitors. The warm weather brought out the sunbathers plus the picnic baskets. Not much change to the bluffs since my last report too long ago.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 5.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 367. Number of dogs: 14. Walking or running: 78. Playing in surf: 43. Playing in sand: 63. Sitting: 160. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 10. Surfing: 4. Other Activities: Flying kites 7. Lots of people enjoying the beautiful sunny day.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Gull
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Small rocks.
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The winter storms have caused erosion with the 242 mile. It was a beautiful, sunny day filled with people and dogs exploring this stretch of mile 242.
Teachers: Annette, Sally, Bobbie, Bill, Maureen
Mile 242
We found some type of plant tuber, four total, North of D Sands. Graffiti was noted on a boulder north of D Sands. Of the dead birds, 51 were south of D Sands, and 10 were north. Our team collected a 3-gallon bag of marine debris.
Maureen Foelkl
Mile 242
I did not get any pictures as my camera is not working correctly at the moment.
Bluewater
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For it being a rainy first day of spring break the beaches were pretty busy.
Bluewater