Mile 263 Report
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
June 4, 2008
Driving on beach dangerously fast & using pickup to load driftwood.
Report Details
Driving on beach dangerously fast & using pickup to load driftwood. Six large illegal fires very close to dunegrass & shrubs. More litter than ever; broken glass bottles in cave. Bright orange effluent spewing from pipe, eroding bank. Tourists from Montana were aghast at cars, litter & drainage. Bank erosion continues apace - trees down.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.
Human Activities
Number of people: 11. Walking or running: 4. Other Activities: 7 driving. DEEP ruts from pickup, chainsawing & loading driftwood. A teen jalopy driver speeding & fishtailing close to water. This on a WEDNESDAY afternoon -- it's getting worse!
Concerns
Driftwood removal, Fire, Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 7. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 7.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 gull
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of crab carcasses
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces. Chainsaw debris. More litter than ever: 8 glass bottles, 5 cans, 4 plastic bottles
New Development
Drainage pipes.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls.
Actions & Comments
Driving on beach dangerously fast & using pickup to load driftwood. Six large illegal fires very close to dunegrass & shrubs. More litter than ever; broken glass bottles in cave. Bright orange effluent spewing from pipe, eroding bank. Tourists from Montana were aghast at cars, litter & drainage. Bank erosion continues apace - trees down.
olsonko
CoastWatcher
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Linda Fink
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ShelbyG
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Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
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connierbruce
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Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
Over the past year (reports intended each time) we have walked and observed this and miles to north and south many times.
connierbruce
Mile 263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
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