Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - October 14, 2013

Report Details

a great day to walk our mile. Picked up very little litter, as there had been a SOLV cleanup 2 days prior. Just some cigarette butts and small plastic pieces. Nice clean beach:)took photos of kids playing in outfall areas, the sign at Gower is not far enough out in the creek to be visible for people approaching from N or S. had a meeting with Public Works and passed on this concern among others. we will keep monitoring.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 117. Number of dogs: 12. Walking or running: 93. Playing in surf: 6. Playing in sand: 8. Sitting: 8. Other Activities: boogie boarding 2. people enjoying the beautiful fall day and sunshine.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 59. RVs/Buses parking: 6.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. Enganglement: 1. 1 gull2 cormorants, one entangled in fishing line

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass.