Mile 5 Report
Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
March 10, 2009
mile 5 to the extent that it is accessible--from Chetco Point to 1/8 mile north of the little offshore projection just south of the condos--has changed very little since the last report.
Report Details
mile 5 to the extent that it is accessible--from Chetco Point to 1/8 mile north of the little offshore projection just south of the condos--has changed very little since the last report. Surprisingly little debris, either land based or off shore originated. This has been an unusually quiet winter in terms of visible human activity.
Conditions
Temperature: 34 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 1.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2. as above
Concerns
Apparent violations: signs of sawed driftwood.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
1 group of 5 black oyster catchersusual seagullslittle seaweed
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 seagull, no bands
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
2 small squid
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
New Development
Drainage pipes.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Landslides/major boulder falls. above noted landslide is a slight increase in previously observed bluff slides just north of condo
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
mile 5 to the extent that it is accessible--from Chetco Point to 1/8 mile north of the little offshore projection just south of the condos--has changed very little since the last report.
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
Mile five seems to be generally stable except for the crumbling bluff noted above and constant shifting of the entry of Mill Creek into Macklyn Cove (an annual rearrangment).
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
see above; stable, no notable changes over the summer
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