Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - May 11, 2012

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This was a mid-spring walk in beautiful sunny weather. The beach was extremely quiet, clean, and windswept of most debris. I had brought along a SOLV litter big and only half filled it, carrying out plastic debris and small pieces of rope. I left a few heavier glass bottles behind and a couple of large foam debris items. Three groups of 2 people each were seen walking, and one couple had 2 dogs. There was a good number of vehicles in the parking lot, but most people walked on the bay side and a number were clamming in the bay.The shoreline, beach, and dune areas looked unchanged from my last visit, which was almost 10 months earlier. All in all, things continue to be mostly "as they should", i.e., natural and unchanged.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -0.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 17.

Notable Wildlife

Little of note. Only birds seen on beach were 1 American Crow and 2 or 3 gulls, Western or Western/Glaucous-winged hybrids.

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Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

March 14, 2024

It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.

Karen Schank