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This was my 1st time back on my mile since February.  Lack of trash was surprising to me(see the photo of what I picked up)  Driftwood on the shore was minimal.  We have had a lot of windy days with abundant sand movement which may have buried trash and driftwood.  I believe lack of human traffic has allowed for the plants to expand out into the sand a good 20-30 feet (see 3 photos of plants)  There were a lot of dead crab shells, probably the most I have observed on my mile.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 5.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 50. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 20. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 18. Fishing: 11.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 37. RVs/Buses parking: 2.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Larger then average dead crabs on my mile.

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling.

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decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

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Lots of dritwood accumulation along the southern portion of mile 290.

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July 23, 2022

Lots of folks having fun on a partially sunny day.

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Mile 290

July 5, 2022

Post 4th beach clean up is a yearly clean up I do because the public always leaves a mess behind them.

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