Mile 264 Report

January 7, 2021
by rbourke

Location:

Tillamook

Tierra Del Mar

Conditions:

Thursday 1:30 PM

50° F

Wind:

Strong from the S

Tide Level:

1.0 ft

Humans / Pets:

People:

Dogs:

Activities:

Walking / Running:

Concerns:

Apparent Violations:

Dune and shorepine tree removal at new construction at end of Pollock St.

Disturbances:

Vehicles:

Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed:

Activity Comments:

A large dune has been removed to provide a view for a large house under construction. Trees have been toppled and pushed onto the beach. It seems that the large dune that has been removed spanned private and public property.

Notable Wildlife:

Dead Birds:

Stranded:

Fish & Invertebrates:

Driftline:

Plastic pellets

Much more small and micro plastics than normal.

New Development:

Modifications:

Dune Modification·Sand removal

The large dune at the end of Pollock Ave. has been removed as part of a new home being constructed. It seems to have spanned private and public property. Trees have been pushed down onto the beach.

Natural Changes:

Comments:

I'm not sure about the legality of the dune removal.

Summary:

Dune removal. See photos. Also, the Facebook drilling was active with a large loud machine working.

Pollock Ave.
January 7, 2021

Pollock Ave. Tierra Del Mar
January 8, 2021
Pollock Ave. Tierra del Mar
January 7, 2021

Other Mile 264 Reports (26)

2022

July 11, 2022 - rbourke

Warm windy afternoon. No issues to report.

May 27, 2022 - QuanB

Cloudy with incoming storm clouds on the horizon. Higher number of people on the beach than usual because of the Memorial Day weekend. Some nutjob doing vehicle donuts on the sand in the prohibited...

May 6, 2022 - QuanB

Nice, sunny, late afternoon with few folks on the shoreline. Beach pretty clean. Concerned about the big hole someone dug which at night will cause a fall.

April 11, 2022 - QuanB

Lots of broken seashells all along the shoreline...have never seen that before. Picked up various plastic debris. It hailed this morning and rained most of the day, but the clouds cleared for about...

March 31, 2022 - QuanB

Wonderful, beach was clean, and hardly any people. Just a flock of Jonathan Livingston Seagulls. Tangy, salt scent in air and nice cloud formations with sun going down.

March 5, 2022 - QuanB

Nice sunshine brought in the crowds mostly on the vehicle allowed side of the beach. Some one dumped a pallet on the rocks near the vehicle access entrance so I got my car and hauled it away.

March 1, 2022 - QuanB

The high tides reached up into the dune faces and brought up more wood debris. Also a green trash bin washed up near the dune and was filled up with sand. I will email the ranger to pick it up off...

February 21, 2022 - QuanB

Not happy with the crab shells/lemon peels left on the sand as well as the human feces. Concerned that the campfire ashes should have been covered with sand so ashes won't blow around.

February 12, 2022 - QuanB

Nice weather brought out the crowds, about 50 people. Was concerned about the 2 campfires on the beach, one of them close to the dunes and grass.

January 15, 2022 - rbourke

There was a tsunami advisory for aprox. 8:40 in the morning. I didn't witness the waves, but it seems that it came up almost to the dunes and included a large amount of micro and larger plastic...

2021

October 31, 2021 - rbourke

Unseasonably warm for late October. Clean beach with very few people.

2020

August 15, 2020 - rbourke

More cars parked at the end of Pollock Ave. than ever before and more people on the beach than previous years.

April 20, 2020 - rbourke

The large sign on the sand at marker 34B of Sitka Sedge Park warning against driving any further north on the beach has been pushed down.

March 13, 2020 - rbourke

Heavy equipment in place, noise curtains installed and removal of all vegitation on the lot, save for a few feet between shoreline and chain link fencing.

2018

November 11, 2018 - rbourke

Dune fire pit much closer to beach grass that what is allowed.

2011

May 28, 2011 - rbourke

All in all the beach was pretty clean.

2010

April 4, 2010 - rbourke

The big change was the addition of new riprap that covers the ocean frontage on about 10 lots, most built.

2009

October 17, 2009 - smish73

There were 2 boats close to shore speeding. Within the hour a 2-3 foot juvenile salmon shark washed up bleeding with a prop cut that severed it's tail. cause of death most likely suffocation and...

August 22, 2009 - rbourke

Large quantities of horse manure at driftline, piles every 3 or 4 feet for an extensive length of the beach, extending into mile 265. We find such a large quantity of horse manure troubling and worry...

March 8, 2009 - rbourke

Only remarkable change is the large number of jellyfish washed up at tideline.

2008

October 25, 2008 - rbourke

About normal for this time of year. Less dune erosion than in some previous years.

July 3, 2008 - rbourke

As is usual, the beach is quite clean. Even after the Labor Day weekend, there was no litter to be seen.

2007

September 9, 2007 - rbourke

Beach was very clean and uncrowded.

May 7, 2007 - connierbruce

Did not notice anything unusual this visit. Tide as far out as we have ever seen it, lots of rocks exposed, shorebird flocks in migration, no dead birds or marine mamals.

April 28, 2007 - rbourke

very little to note. Beach was very clean. Thank you SOLV!

February 18, 2007 - rbourke

Due to the bad weather, very little human or bird activity. Extremely large piece of a ship, barge or dock on north end of mile 264. This could present a danger if anyone was close and it was hit...