Mile 138 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Tenmile Creek
June 30, 2007
A beautiful day on the beach.
Report Details
A beautiful day on the beach. The driftline wrack was especially laden with barnacle covered items indicating offshore drift had recently arrived or was still arriving. Kelp/algae, shells, many dungeness crab and mole crab casings, thousands of sand dollars, wood and ocean-based debris in the driftline. One dead Pacific Hake, 2 dead Common Murre and one dead immature gull. Snowy Plover nesting area remains roped off with no signs of trepass. Low human impact (0).The closed area north of the Tenmile access road did not display evidence of recent vehicle trespass.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
The vehicle tracks may have been from a Forest Service vehicle. A Forest Service ATV was seen on the beach with fresh footprints leading into the roped off Snowy Plover nesting area.
Concerns
Apparent violations: 1 set of full size vehicle tracks on beach.
Notable Wildlife
5 gulls feeding on fresh hake carcass.Lots of mole and dungeness crab shells and starfish casts.Numerous clumps of bullkelp and other with thousands of barnacles attached. All appeared to have freshly arrived following longterm floating, along with light bulbs, bottles, occassional plastic floats to 10 inches. The wood in the drift line also covered with barnacles.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 2 common murres-adults1 large immature gull
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
1 dead Pacific Hake.Thousands of sand dollars, hundreds of dungeness crab casings and shells. Numerous molecrab shells/casings.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
The area bulldozed to open Snowy Plover nesting areas was still roped off with no signs of trespass.
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