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Another beautiful February day welcomed a number of beachgoers at Harris Beach State Park. The beach area was vast at low tide and the surface had been swept clean of debris by the recent King Tides. Only a few pieces of wood were found in the driftline. Tidepool observations included Ochre, Blood, and Leather sea stars, beautiful sea anemones, a gumboot chiton and several Black Katy chitons. Photos taken in January during King Tides showed waves licking the bottom part of the stairs/ramp leading from the lower parking lot at Harris Beach State Park to the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 9. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 2.

Concerns

Apparent violations: 3 dogs were not on leashes.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6. RVs/Buses parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

In some of the tidepools healthy Ochre seas stars were plentiful and a few leather stars were also spotted. A blood star, a gumboot chiton, and several Black Katy chitons were also found.

Driftline Content

Wood pieces.

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