Mile 130 Report
Horsfall Beach, south end of Or Dunes Nat Rec Area
March 22, 2009
Heavy ocean action has brought a lot of wood debris to the beach along the mile.
Report Details
Heavy ocean action has brought a lot of wood debris to the beach along the mile. Some spots have more wood than others. Animal casings, kelp/algae and wood pieces in the driftline. Sharp drop-off of sand along the vegetation line. Low human impact (3)-fishing. Three dogs.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 0.8 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 3. Fishing: 3. almost all the activity was north of mile 130 with ATVsas the most prominent.
Vehicles
RVs/Buses parking: 20.
Notable Wildlife
light shell casings, not many birds on beach or flying
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
sharp drop-off still present along vegetation line.
sandyrandy94
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