June 11, 2007

For being after a busy weekend, the beach was relatively clear of trash -- just a little more appeared to have been blown in around Kyllo’s/D River (north side of river).

Report Details

For being after a busy weekend, the beach was relatively clear of trash -- just a little more appeared to have been blown in around Kyllo’s/D River (north side of river). "Dirty" foam -- I’m by no way an expert, but it appeared that the dirty part was organic in nature. It didn’t appear to be oily and if you really looked at it, it had a "seaweed color."

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 209. Number of dogs: 19. Walking or running: 47. Playing in surf: 24. Playing in sand: 45. Sitting: 28. Tidepooling: 12. Surfing: 1. Other Activities: 2, wine on the rocks.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 54. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 7.

Notable Wildlife

Lots of Birds : Many (100's) "sunbathing" on the top the buildings along the beach. 80-100 Gulls playing in the D River with 20-30 leisurely walking on the beach near Kyllo’s. They weren’t too disturbed by human presence ... they just bounced off to the side as I walked by, then continued with their gull life after I was gone.

oceanwalker842

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All Mile 242 Reports

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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