Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - February 9, 2011

Report Details

a beautiful day, but a very chilly NW wind.a 'bridge' has been installed at Ecola Outfall area. Its a step in the right direction. But the sign still says ' avoid prolonged contact', we would like to see the 'prolonged' part eliminated.The bridge is just a small step , finding the source of the contamination still needs to be the major focus.the e-coli count on Monday, Feb. 6 was 686.7. Thats still about 4 times the 'safe' level.we hope this will get resolved before the start of the tourist season. President's weekend is also a concern.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 36. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 35. Photography: 1. people with dogs all had dogs off leash, some of them throwing balls.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Styrofoam.