Mile 242 - Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake - October 17, 2011

Report Details

Beautiful day at the beach. Warm with a light wind from the north. The beach was very clean after what looked like heavy usage this past weekend. Just north of the D River, there was an unusually large concentration (estimated at over 1,000) of gulls---mixture of mature and adolescent birds.Other than too many tracks of what appeared to be one OHV in the 1/2 mile area between 15th Street and the D River the beach had no unusual activity. While dog activity was low at 4, there were remains of dog litter not being picked up by the owner.I noted two dead common murre south of the D River.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 69. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 40. Playing in surf: 10. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 12. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 4. Signs of OHV activity between 15th Street and D River

Concerns

Apparent violations: None, very clean.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 43. RVs/Buses parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Lots of gulls---estimated over 1,000 just north of the D River.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Two common Murre found south of D River between D River and Canyon Drive.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Nothing unusual

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.

Man-made Modifications

None noted

Natural Changes

None noted

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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