Mile 315 Report
February 18, 2021
by tabeag
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Crescent Beach Trash CollectionAll over Crescent BeachFebruary 18, 2021
Crescent Beach Micro PlasticThroughout Crescent BeachFebruary 18, 2021
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Other Mile 315 Reports (24)
2022
June 15, 2022 - tabeag
Lots of tide pooling activity because of the -1.9 tide. Three or four black oystercatcher pairs in this area and Ecola Point, one pair likely nesting, another pair appear to be considering a nesting...
May 4, 2022 - tabeag
Quiet day on the beach, minimal visitors.
March 26, 2022 - tabeag
A resident was walking from Chapman Point toward the river when two dogs, a husky and a black lab, ran up to her, barking and chasing her. The dogs had leashes trailing on the ground, but no owner...
2021
October 15, 2021 - tabeag
Beautiful day to hike in to Crescent Beach. Saw gulls chasing an adult eagle by Chapman Point, a pair of hawks gliding overhead for over an hour and a half, and six black oystercatchers foraging on...
July 11, 2021 - tabeag
Quite a few people enjoying a Sunday morning walk on the beach at low tide, able to walk to Crescent Beach via the sand bridge by the first Bird Rock. Significant amount of mussel harvesting on the...
June 16, 2021 - tabeag
A tourist attempted to climb the west end of the first Bird Rock at Chapman Point for a photo opportunity, flushing two black oystercatcher parents from their nest and away from their chicks.
June 15, 2021 - tabeag
Hiked in and out to Crescent Beach. Tide pools look healthy and abundant. Live mussels were dropped at regular intervals along the trail from Crescent Beach to Ecola Road, left to die and decay. ...
May 22, 2021 - tabeag
Most of the people on Crescent Beach hiked over before low tide. The sand bridge by Chapman Point was knee deep at low tide, so a few people crossed to Crescent Beach during that interval.
May 15, 2021 - tabeag
All dogs off leash.
April 3, 2021 - tabeag
Hauled a couple wood pallets to the bottom of the northern set of stairs to combine with large trash others have hauled there previously.
March 4, 2021 - tabeag
A rare rainy, windy winter day with no activity on the beach. Unsuccessfully attempted to clean up wet sand microplastics with a strainer, but the strainer grid was too small. It is difficult to...
February 4, 2021 - tabeag
Quiet day, picked up lots of trash on Crescent Beach. Lots of microplastic.
2020
2018
September 28, 2018 - JDPphotography
On this visit to Crescent Beach, I concentrated on the north section of beach directly beneath Ecola State Park parking lot.There were seven (7) people on the beach when I and my party of three...
May 30, 2018 - JDPphotography
Crescent Beach, below Ecola State Park and just north of Chapman Point/North Chapman Beach, is pristine, secluded and difficult to access. There were a total of five people on the beach - two...
2017
September 24, 2017 - JDPphotography
Original report was saved and published before I added all the images (I'm new to this system, so please forgive). This Dispatch is simply to add all the images I have for this report.
September 24, 2017 - JDPphotography
As this was my first visit to my mile, I wanted to get baseline images so that on subsequent visits, I will be able to note any changes in the topography, and any other issues that a CoastWatcher...
August 27, 2017 - BJOsakoda
It was a nice, clear sunny day. Numerous amount of people walking along the beach with families and pets. Tide was very low today, not many sea stars can be seen in the tidepools. Driftline had quite...
July 4, 2017 - newton
Crisp morning. 3 people, 1 loose dog. 4 dead birds. The pool between Chapman Point and Crescent Beach is almost filled in with sand and easily passable.
2014
October 23, 2014 - Volunteer Trainer
Perfect day for a Marine Debris Surveysummer-like weather between storms, beginning of transect line looking south
2010
September 18, 2010 - Beachie47
Weather was drizzly but calm. Few people on beach, two sitters were under a temporary pavillion set up on beach at Chapman Pt., with chairs, as for a wedding. Most notable find was body of dead...
March 21, 2010 - Beachie47
Beach was pretty well swept clean of debris by high tides. Most notable was the settlement of baby barnacles on rocks and mussel beds making them appear gray. The erosion of the bank mentioned in the...
2009
November 29, 2009 - Beachie47
Weather was spectacular, so lots of people were taking advantage to walk on beach. Then there were the two idiots who were swimming in deep water on an outgoing tide! The beach itself was swept...
September 18, 2009 - Beachie47
Lots of sea palms washed up because of big surf. Also sea grass.