Mile 323 Report
August 5, 2015
by TiffanyBoothe
Other Mile 323 Reports (17)
2022
September 20, 2022 - MatthewsE
My first observation at Seaside (323). This will be a one off survey, as the last time it was surveyed was in Feb. of 2021. Also conducted a COASST beached bird survey during this mile walk. Very...
2021
2020
January 8, 2020 - TiffanyBoothe
Very few people on the beach. A lot of fun invertibrates including sea gooseberries, red eyed medusa, and sea cherubs.
2017
November 26, 2017 - Volunteer Trainer
Tiffany from Seaside Aquarium spotted quite a few of these deformed velella recently on the beach. definitely more than one....
2016
October 23, 2016 - TiffanyBoothe
What a wonderful morning on the beach. Most significant find was the hitchhiking amphipods (Hyperia medusarium), all by their lonesome, on the beach. It was made even more interesting due to the...
September 15, 2016 - TiffanyBoothe
It was a beautiful morning. Pretty mellow out on the beach, 31 people out walking, 2 playing in the water, and 2 flying kites. The driftline was full of mole crab molts mixed in with a little bit...
2014
August 7, 2014 - TiffanyBoothe
A calm and quiet morning on Seaside beach, right before a large volleyball tournament which will bring hundreds to the beach. Surprisingly little trash; one towel, one plastic bag, and one beer...
July 22, 2014 - TiffanyBoothe
It was a beautiful morning. Lots of people were already out and about enjoying the beach. There was a small diatom bloom in the first quarter mile along with a small concentration of water jellies...
May 8, 2014 - TiffanyBoothe
It was a little windy and rainy today on mile 323. Only three other people were on this stretch of beach, all walking their dogs. The high tide line to the south was littered with surf grass and sea...
May 1, 2014 - TiffanyBoothe
There was a large debris field which expanded two blocks in the middle of this mile. The debris field contained a plethora of opalescent squid eggs, crab shells bothe dungeness and red rock, sea...
January 31, 2014 - TiffanyBoothe
Calm day on the beach. Tide was high and about 20 people were walking along the beach. One couple was picking up trash, which may be why I saw so little non-organic debris (two plastic bags and a...
January 13, 2014 - TiffanyBoothe
The surf was still big but the wind had calmed down. Not many people around and about, 10 in total along this mile. What trash was on the beach was comprised of 1 bait bag, 1 bait box, 1 large zip...
2010
October 17, 2010 - kerihevner
Human Activities: About 35 people mostly walking alone or with dogs. Did see two people playing briefly in the surf despite the cold temperatures, and some were sitting up on the sand enjoying the...
June 21, 2010 - kerihevner
Human Activities: Happy First Day of Summer! Many people out with dogs and children flying kites, walking, or sitting in the sun that was just beginning to peak through the clouds. Several children...
March 23, 2010 - kerihevner
On a beautiful sunny day, the beach was full of people doing everything from sitting in the sun, to building sandcastles, to flying kites. A good number of dogs, many of them off-leash, playing or...
2009
December 18, 2009 - kerihevner
Human Activities: When weather is warm, this stretch of beach is usually fairly active with people who are primarily walking, although kite flying is also popular. Lots of dogs tend to be playing...
2007
September 15, 2007 - Auto_Trader
We had a great time! We scheduled our office trip the same weekend SOLV was doing their clean; met lots of people. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary and it was a great morning for walking the...