Mile 296 Report
South end Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
April 10, 2009
Many jellyfish pieces.
Report Details
Many jellyfish pieces. Light (7) human use, not one speck of litter on beach or dunes path.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 7.
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Many jellyfish pieces
Actions & Comments
This time I returned by walking far into the dunes to the east, and I found a ranger trail near the bay that took me all the way back to the parking lot (round trip: 7 miles). Not one speck of human litter on beach or dunes path.
Coopersmith
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