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Very little human-made debris on beach. Folks were being very respectful of plover restrictions.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Tide Level: -0.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 15. Playing in surf: 10. Sitting: 3. Photography: 1. Other Activities: Horseback riding. Early-morning beach walkers enjoying a low tide.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None..

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). Debris on beach was sparse and scattered. Large wood pieces were stacked up against base of foredune. Sand fleas hopping around transition between wet and dry sand.

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Mile 298

March 31, 2023

It was very windy and rainy with just one person observed walking in the distance towards the southern end of the mile.

ReichM

Mile 298

July 12, 2022

Very little human-made debris on beach.

LeboC

Mile 298

February 4, 2022

The beach was empty.

LeboC

Mile 298

July 21, 2019

From the entrance to the beach from the state park, walking north, I saw about 40 people, eight dogs, three horses, lots of washed up upside-down crabs, and several small beached jellyfish.

Sue R.

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Mile 298

January 12, 2013

Had 7 members of the NKN Natural Resource/Envir club & 2 adults observing the beach and removing litter.

nkn pete

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Mile 298

February 11, 2012

There were 17 members of the NKN Nat'l Resource/Envir.

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Mile 298

April 16, 2011

Beach very clean only collected one SOLV bag of trash.

nkn pete

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Mile 298

December 30, 2010

Area was very clean.

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