Mile 242 - Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake - July 15, 2009

Report Details

A hazy/foggy day with a cold, stiff breeze from the north. Cool enough with the wind to make my hooded ears hurt. An unusual amount of washed up mussels on the beach. Literally thousands of them perhaps as many as 10,000 -- normally there might be three or four in this stretch. The highest concentration of mussels was just south of 15th Street (within 1/3 mile)with the next highest concentration just north of Canyon Drive (within 1/4 mile). Also, there was more beach junk from shoes to broken plastic chairs to socks to aluminum cans and plastic bottles. Plus there were still traces of firework trash from the 4th of July. Generally this was the trashiest I ever seen mile 242. Between Canyon Drive and D River, there was a small amount of small sea weed which I had never observed before. Can't tell about between D River and 15th Street since my attention was drawn to the large concentration of mussels.

Conditions

Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 81. Playing in surf: 16. Playing in sand: 12. Sitting: 32. Photography: 1. Other Activities: kite flying-3.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 57. RVs/Buses parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 5.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. One small shore bird of some kind

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Thousands of mussels --- perhaps up to 10,000

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).

oceanwalker842

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Mile 242

Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake

April 12, 2024

The season of warming weather has brought more people to mile 242. We would appreciate Lincoln City sending out a stronger message for people who are searching for floats.

Teachers: Sally, Bill, Annette, Maureen, Bobbie, Laurie

Mile 242

Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake

March 13, 2024

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

Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake

February 2, 2024

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