Mile 109 Report
Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach
September 9, 2007
Heavy human use (22 people), many dogs (6), on a gorgeous day.
Report Details
Heavy human use (22 people), many dogs (6), on a gorgeous day. Almost no trash of any kind on beach. On 8/13/07, there was a 10-20 acre wildfire in the gorse along the top of the bluff south of WR access road. Shells, animal casing, kelp/algae (Postelsia) and small rocks in the driftline. A dead Steller's Sea Lion just south of the beach access.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 6.
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Steller Sea Lion just south of access
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. A normal few clumps of Sea Palm Postelsia palmaeformis with their holdfasts
Actions & Comments
10 - 20 acre fire 8/13/07 in gorse at top of bluff right down to shoulder of Whisky Run access road; could have been serious if it had not stopped.
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