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.
Human 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.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Clean beach.
Melissa McDowell
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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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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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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
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
Crissey Field Visitor Center and Winchuck River access on north side of river are both opened today.
mmcdowell
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Winchuck River, Crissey Airport, California border
There were a few large tires on the beach.
iornman777
