Mile 142 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, Coos/Douglas county line
August 15, 2010
A busy summer weekend, but few people make it to this section of the coast - makes it nice!
Report Details
A busy summer weekend, but few people make it to this section of the coast - makes it nice! Shells, animal casings, wood pieces, plastic pellets and ocean-based desbris in the driftline. Vehicles on closed beach but difficult to tell by ATV tracks how many violations.
Conditions
Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of vehicles in parking area does not reflect those who make the 4 mile+ round trip to the beach. Difficult to tell by ATV tracks how many violations. This was the weekend of Dunes Fest so somewhat surprised there weren't more.
Concerns
Vehicles
Beached Birds
none noted
Stranded Marine Mammals
none
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
No action taken
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