Mile 334 Report
Columbia Beach, Warrenton, Camp Rilea MR
November 25, 2011
Took a late afternoon hike on mile from 335 to 334.
Report Details
Took a late afternoon hike on mile from 335 to 334. Not much wildlife about. Humans were concentrated near Iredale, as usual. Strand was moderately covered with non-weathered wood, probably recently deposited from the river. Lots of plastic debris, both confetti-sized and larger. We collected a sample of the blue-green garbage to show the diversity of items.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy.
Human Activities
no one about
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Wood pieces.
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