Mile 242 - Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake - May 26, 2018

Report Details

It was a nice sunny day even though it was fairly windy. Last report I did the rack retaining wall at the "D" River parking area had some damage to it which is possibly from whatever construction was happening in the parking lot, it looks as though they had put the larger rocks back in the cracks but it still doesn't really fix the wall. About 1/4 mile to the south end of the mile there is a rusty pipe in the vegetation (too much for me to carry back myself, or I would have), and at the end of the mile to the south it looks like someone has made a make shift shelter with logs, concrete and a large type of plastic for the covering.

Conditions

Temperature: 57 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 43. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 30. Playing in sand: 3. Sitting: 10. I figured there would have been more people out enjoying themselves with the sun out.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 50.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. Out the the 3 bird carcasses I saw only one had a yellow tag on it's leg

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). There was a lot of rock for rockhounders to look through

New Development

It does look like more people have been climbing up in the bluffs where it is prohibited. I did not see anyone this time but it's looking pretty worn.

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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