Mile 29 - Rogue River North Jetty, Wedderburn, Knox Rock - April 12, 2013

Report Details

Not much to report on this beach survey. It was surprisingly clean, and I tried very hard to look for litter. I managed to find a little bit of micro trash, but that is all. I didn't see any signs of people having driven on the beach as of late. The best part about the day was watching the osprey flying around the blue skies with his fresh catch of lamprey - yum!It was a cold, blustery day but the sweet sunshine made it delightful. I also found an agate!

Conditions

Temperature: 42 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.9 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 1. Playing in sand: 1. There were 3 people on the beach (including myself). One man had 2 dogs with him that seemed to have a lot of fun chasing each other around the beach!

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

We saw 2 ospreys; one had a lamprey in its claws.

Driftline Content

Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

Actions & Comments

I have been trying to document the erosion on this beach, but it is extremely slow. I have lived here for 8 years, and it hasn't changes much since then...only in a few spots. This is the dune in front of the sewer treatment plant settling ponds.