Mile 108 Report
South Whisky Run Beach
February 27, 2010
12 people walking, 1 dog not on leash,few wildlife, only a few Snowy Plovers,piles of trash: plastic, rope, pillow, part of a dock covered in trash.
Report Details
12 people walking, 1 dog not on leash,few wildlife, only a few Snowy Plovers,piles of trash: plastic, rope, pillow, part of a dock covered in trash. Picked up some of the trash but there was way too much trash to pick all of it up.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 12.
Concerns
Fire, Litter
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Notable Wildlife
about 10 Snowy Plovers
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. tons of plastic
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Evidence of wave overtopping, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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Michelle
CoastWatcher
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Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
There wasn't an excessive amount of trash and only found a few glass bottles that appeared to have foreign markings (Japanese?
Anonymous
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
We expected to find a lot of debris, tsunami and otherwise, because it had been quite some time since we made the trip to the beach, but to our surprise and amazement there was very little trash of any kind.
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
We were expecting alot more trash because it had been some time between cleanup(s) but it was just the usual .
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
As previously reported, there was an unusual amount of trash and debris, esp.
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
The amount of garbage seemed less than usual.
K Fassett
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
12 people walking, 1 dog not on leash,few wildlife, only a few Snowy Plovers,piles of trash: plastic, rope, pillow, part of a dock covered in trash.
Michelle
Mile 108
South Whisky Run Beach
Nothing too unusual except an unusual number of bottle caps, and short pieces of rope.
K Fassett