Mile 288 Report
March 18, 2001
Observed during low tide on a very windy, very rainy day.
Report Details
Observed during low tide on a very windy, very rainy day. Wind blew so hard I could lean into it and it stood me up. Saw no other people and the beach appeared clean and unchanged although observations were difficult to make.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Storm. Wind Direction: S.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Noted a bald eagle flying overhead fighting the wind. It was that windy.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Saw one dead common murre on mile 287.
All Mile 288 Reports
Mile 288
There were 6 or more plovers and large accumulations of driftwood (both along the base and on top of the foredune cutbank).
SchankK
Mile 288
It was great to see two separate families picking up beach trash/debris in the driftline from the most recent storms including in Mile 288!
SchankK
Mile 288
There was clear indications of active foredune erosion with visible cutbanks (see photo) and significant debris.
SchankK