Mile 339 Report
January 16, 2007
by RKAdams
Other Mile 339 Reports (56)
2022
August 10, 2022 - edjoyce
Nothing out of the ordinary. Dunes have taken on a typical summer profile being less steep than winter.
July 13, 2022 - edjoyce
Dunes taking on less steep summer profile.Observed a dead pup seal.
June 26, 2022 - edjoyce
Dunes/beach are taking on a more gentle slope due to less summer waves and storms.
May 18, 2022 - edjoyce
All looks about the same except for dunes being less steep. We could help quantify changes in beach/dune steepness via beach profiling techniques.
April 20, 2022 - edjoyce
Beach still has a very wintery appearance with steep dunes and a relatively narrow beach.The flock of eagles was startling - I've never seen 10-12 eagles eating together before.
March 9, 2022 - edjoyce
Everything looked normal - typical winter day on the beach except for the 3 eagles (see photo).
February 9, 2022 - edjoyce
Nothing unusual except for the eagle. (Note from CoastWatch volunteer - Before Ed walked his CW Mile, Myself and another CoastWatch volunteer joined him for the NOAA marine debris survey on the north...
2021
December 15, 2021 - edjoyce
As the photos show, the tide was very high - not a good time to walk the mile. I was able to walk about 80% of the mile while viewing the remainder from a distance. On coming waves kept me from...
November 17, 2021 - edjoyce
Typcial beach for this time of year. Dune erosion + more marine debris.
September 22, 2021 - edjoyce
Nothing unusual except for the 6 dead Common Murres. Dead murres have been reported all along the coast.
June 16, 2021 - edjoyce
Everything looked normal. The only thing unusual was the lack of marine debris. Typically, there's lots of plastic.Heavy-duty work continued on the So. Columbia River Jetty (see photo).
June 16, 2021 - edjoyce
Everything looked normal. The only thing unusual was the lack of marine debris. Typically, there's lots of plastic.Heavy-duty work continued on the So. Columbia River Jetty (see photo).
May 12, 2021 - edjoyce
Nothing unusual except for the lack of marine debris especially noticeable was the lack of plastics.
March 17, 2021 - edjoyce
Nothing unusual.
February 17, 2021 - edjoyce
Dune face angles are steep reflecting winter conditions. Nothing unusual to report.
2020
September 16, 2020 - edjoyce
Nothing much different than last month. Typical summer beach.
June 10, 2020 - edjoyce
Everything looked stable and little change since last month.
2019
October 2, 2019 - huisee
More tire tracks than we have ever seen.
September 25, 2019 - edjoyce
All looked normal - very summery.
February 19, 2019 - edjoyce
Watch carried out at maximum King Tide. Nothing unusual to report. The beach has assumed a typical winter profile and dune erosion was evident (see attached photos). It was an unimpressive King...
2018
September 3, 2018 - edjoyce
Notice in photo that beach grasses are populating the foredune area. This is a summer phenomenon and does not occur in winter due to higher tides and storms.
August 30, 2018 - Merce and Michael
5 dead Common Murres found on the beach below the high tide line. No evidence of oiling or bites. They all appeared to be adults based on size, but plumage doesn't vary much with age.
March 28, 2018 - edjoyce
Not much going on. Very large plastic drum found on beach, contacted Ranger.
2017
2016
February 26, 2016 - srhoads
Surveyed some foreign debris on the South jetty (parking lot C) at Fort Stevens State Park. Found a brown bottle with the name Paolyta Co. The article (link below) mentions, "Four people in Taichung...
2014
April 26, 2014 - McB's 339
Collected a lot of tsunami debris... especially floats and water bottles with Asian character writing. Clams growing on floats. Not much wildlife due to windy rainy weather. Elk tracks in abundance...