Mile 146 Report
North Jetty, South Jetty Umpqua River, Lighthouse
December 31, 2008
Very quiet today, cloudy and starting to rain.
Report Details
Very quiet today, cloudy and starting to rain. Only two other people and a dog on the beach. A lot of wood debris mixed with seaweed in the driftline, and huge logs strewn all along the beach. One was over 100' long. I assume the logs and wood were washed down the river with the heavy rainfall and snowmelt. The ocean was brown with silt at least a mile out. We saw a 12-15" moon jellyfish (dead but whole). Joe found a small glass float. Lots of very long bull kelp. Undulating sand from the wave action. Two dead birds (common murres?). We picked up half a bag of trash, left behind an inflatable bed and huge piece of styrofoam (too heavy.)
Conditions
Temperature: 42 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 3. The beach was quite clean. We picked up mostly plastic bottles. Joe found a small glass float in the wood debris and kelp in the driftline. We found a full-sized blow-up bed and a huge piece of wet styrofoam, both which were too heavy to carry. The following sunny Saturday, there were at least ten people and 3 dogs.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
One huge 12-15" moon jellyfish. Quite a bit of very long bull kelp.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Perhaps common murres; one was dead, one was dying
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Huge logs
Actions & Comments
Lots of wood debris mixed with seaweed along driftline. Beach is covered with wood debris.Ocean is brown with silt at least a mile out.
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