Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
January 16, 2007
Nice sunny day on beach; little car traffic, but lots of birds foraging.
Report Details
Nice sunny day on beach; little car traffic, but lots of birds foraging. Plastic litter retrieved and removed.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 1. 20 whimbrels and a few black bellied plovers disturbed by the one car on the beach.
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Actions & Comments
Picked up 2 bagfuls of plastics.
RKAdams
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Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Very little marine debris noted. In photos, note blocks of slumping dunes.
Ed Joyce
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Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Nothing unusual except for increased amount of marine debris. Would be good to see the photos I downloaded.
John Joyce
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Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Dead sea lion, an eagle, and noticeable retreat of dunes due to wave erosion.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Dunes have taken on summer profile and many dead crabs.
edjoyce
