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Beach appeared to be normal.  The Sparrow Park road leading to the beach access is in terrible condition.  I may have to cut back my trips to the late summer early fall before rains begin in the future.  Working on talking with the Forest Service to take care of the giant ruts and pot holes.  More brown pelicans then I have every seen along mile 147 and the preceding miles hiked to get there off of Sparrow Road.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Tide Level: 8.3 feet.

Human Activities

One 4 wheeler drove out and back from the closure sign on mile 146 to the Jetty. I took pictures as they went by and they became nervous and went right back towards Sparrow Park.

Concerns

Apparent violations: 1 four wheeler illegally driving through the restricted snow plover area on miles 146 and 147.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 1. ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. sea gulls. just feathers left

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Beach had been swept cleaning by the receding high 8.3 tide earlier in the day.

New Development

Steps down bluff. steep bluff had filled in with the summer wind blown sand. It was too steep to walk up the bluff last spring but could walk up and down this time.

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Brown pelicans flying low over the water along mile 147
Looking north from the south end of mile 147. Driftwood partially buried with sand.
Illegal 4 wheeler in the closed snowy plover area mile 147
Mile 147 Jetty
Long view of the jetty from the top of the foredune on mile 147. Summer blowing sand has filled in against the jetty rocks making it easier to get on top.
Top of the jetty at the east end. Sand has blown in around the rocks.
Beach grass on top of the foredune
Looking north from the south end of mile 147 next to the jetty Beach is clean from the receding high tide carrying off debris. Also garbage buried by the summer blowing sand.
Access over the foredune now filled in with enough sand to walk up and over.
Access over the foredune now filled in with enough sand to walk up and over.

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Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

June 6, 2023

Mile 147 exhibited a lot of sand being deposited against the bluff and jetty.

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

September 13, 2022

Beach appeared to be normal.

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

February 10, 2022

Miles 141-147 did not have any die offs or concentrations of dead marine or invertebrate animals.

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

April 27, 2021

Beach did not display any abnormalities as far as erosion or die offs of sealife.

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

September 28, 2020

Mile 147 looked clean with the build up of blowing summer sands.

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

December 16, 2019

Coastline along Mile 147 and the preceding Mile 144-146 were clean of major garbage and trash.

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

November 16, 2018

Lyndell

Mile 147

Oregon Dunes NRA, North Spit Umpqua River, Winchester Bay

March 11, 2018

Since my last visit in June 2017 there were noticable difference to the bluff on the southern end of mile 147 before the Jetty.

Lyndell