Mile 1 Report
Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
January 26, 2010
Beautiful sunny and warm day.
Report Details
Beautiful sunny and warm day. Lots of people out walking the beach. Almost no litter to be seen--someone's doing a good job (or hopefully, everyone)and it shows from my last visit.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 8. Photography: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Very large number of gulls clustered at mouth of the Winchuck River. See photo.
Wrackline Content
Animal casings or molts, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Beach very clean as usual.
Melissa McDowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
River mouth channel enters ocean directly without sandbar diversion. Clean beach, no litter.
Melissa McDowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Clean beach.
Melissa McDowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
45 People were enjoying the beach near the Visitor Center in the usual ways; walking, walking dogs (8), playing in the surf and shallows, beachcombing, sitting.
mmcdowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Human activity: 23 people, 6 dogs.
mmcdowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
High tide reaching close to vegetation (composed of European beach grass) above the waveslope.
mmcdowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Most important observation was the dumped contruction material - mostly wood - at the end of a rough trail down the west side of dune.
jessejones
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Beach looks super clean; no litter except for one dog poo bag.
mmcdowell