Mile 141 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA
July 24, 2022
Not the best of conditions for a beach walk in July so no surprise that noone else was present.
Report Details
Not the best of conditions for a beach walk in July so no surprise that noone else was present. State Parks and the Forest Service are doing a good job managing plovers in the area. Also walked mile 142.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Closed to vehicle use. A beach ranger was patrolling but not included in count
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Active snowy plover breeding area. Several birds noted between wrack line and within nesting habitat.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
The beach looked good, nothing of concern in this remote area. Kudos to State Parks and the Oregon Dune personnel who gave accurate information about plover restictions and stopped to make sure we were informed.
KerrieP
CoastWatcher
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Mile 141
Oregon Dunes NRA
Not the best of conditions for a beach walk in July so no surprise that noone else was present.
KerrieP
Mile 141
Oregon Dunes NRA
Miles 141 and 142 provide nice solitude and good wildlife viewing.
KerrieP
Mile 141
Oregon Dunes NRA
This mile is typical of the Oregon Dunes beaches - grassed foredune, vegetated deflation plain, and large parabolic dunes inland.
oldMGguy
Mile 141
Oregon Dunes NRA
Pleasant day, notable erosion of foredune - not unexpected after the winter and spring storms this year.
KerrieP
Mile 141
Oregon Dunes NRA
The weather was crazy; as we hiked across the two mile expanse of dunes to access our mile, the weather went from somewhat sunny to hail and wind, to rain and back to sunny.
KerrieP