Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - September 21, 2010

Report Details

a very pleasant day to walk the mile.people seemed to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, After the busy summer, the absence of children was very noticeable.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 5.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 94. Number of dogs: 14. Walking or running: 91. Surfing: 3. most dogs on leash or under voice controlNo children

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 80.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. 2 gulls,1 murre

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.

Actions & Comments

the City of Cannon Beach Public Works has finally installed a new sign at the Ecola Outfall pipe, and also one in the creek, which is much more visible. Too bad this happened AFTER the tourist season, and took 3 years to accomplish. the language they used is still a bit ambiguous for our taste, we would have liked to omit the word 'prolonged', and added 'may be contaminated', or 'avoid all contact'we will keep monitoring , esp. for children playing there, and go back to the city if we feel the signs don't work. Also hope that the city continues to work with Surfrider on sourcing and minimizing the contamination, whether its from birds and/or some other sources.