Mile 245 Report
August 30, 2010
Only concern is the continued digging into the sandstone cliff at Roads End State Park.
Report Details
Only concern is the continued digging into the sandstone cliff at Roads End State Park. Saw a woman with her child on a leash but not her 2 big dogs. A sea lion and a harbor seal carcass were buried a week ago.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 75. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 45. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 10. Sitting: 7. Photography: 2. Surfing: 1. Other Activities: 5 playing volleyball.
Concerns
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 young Cormorant
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.
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Mile 245
After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.
LisaBC
Mile 245
Just wanted to say there have been a lot of brown pelicans this season, more than I've ever seen, and I'm wondering if they will stay for the winter?
TerryH
Mile 245
Beach was cleaner than observered previously - paper and plastic most prevalent however.
LisaBC