Mile 123 - Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay - November 10, 2012

Report Details

MANY PEOPLE (36)AND DOGS (18) CAME AND WENT DURING OUR WALK. THERE WERE NO VEHICLE VIOLATIONS, BUT VEHICLE TRACKS WERE SEEN ON THE BEACH AND THERE ARE ROADWAYS LEADING TO THE BEACH. TWO HORSES AND RIDERS WALKED AND TROTTED DOWN THE BEACH. EVIDENCE OF BEACH CAMPING. IN THE DRIFTLINE THERE WAS AN ABUNDANCE OF EELGRASS, SOME CLUMPS OF BULL KELP, BUT LITTLE ELSE. IN THE CREEK THERE WERE MANY GULLS BATHING AND FUSSING ABOUT, BUT SAW NO OTHER SPECIES.ADJACENT TO THE NORTH JETTY THERE IS A REMARKABLE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT AND DEPTH OF THE SAND. WHEREAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ONE HAD TO CLIMB UP ROCKS FOR 20 OR MORE FEET TO SEE THE CHANNEL BETWEEN THE JETTIES, NOW ONE CAN STAND ON THE SAND AND LOOK OVER TO THE WATER.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 36. Number of dogs: 18. Walking or running: 32. Playing in sand: 2. Other Activities: HORSEBACKRIDING 2. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC HAS OBVIOUSLY INCREASED.WHERE THE PARKING AREAS ABUT THE BEACH THERE ARE NOW ROADWAYS TO THE SANDY BEACH.THERE IS EVIDENCE OF, PROBABLY, TRANSIENTS CAMPING WITH FIRE RINGS AND TRASH

Concerns

Fire, Litter

Apparent violations: VEHICLE TRACKS ON BEACH.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 20.

Notable Wildlife

FEW GULLS AND CROWS

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. QUITE BADLY DECOMPOSED BIRD, PROBABLY A GULL

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).

Man-made Modifications

DUNE REDUCTION DUE TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

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