Mile 153 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake - June 15, 2010

Report Details

A beautiful day for walking the beach.Very few birds, several colorful dead small fish in the high water line with no apparent injury. Lots of sand fleas, a few large shrimp molts and small crab molts. A few brown jellies.Sand has migrated up to the face of the foredunes.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -2.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Other Activities: Driving.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8. ATVs/OHVs parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Evidence of feeding shore birds, 1 cormorant, 2 gulls, 2 vultures feeding on dead small fish. See photo of fish.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Need help identifying 6 dead small fish. No apparent injury. All in high water line.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.

Man-made Modifications

None

Natural Changes

Sand swept up to the face of the foredune. Typical for this time of year.

Actions & Comments

None

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

May 22, 2019

Mild day on the beach, amazing amount of log debris near the dunes.

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

March 23, 2019

A very quiet beautiful spring day on the beach!

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

July 14, 2018

Very foggy start to the walk, by the time we left the beach it was clear at 10:49am.

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

May 2, 2018

A beautiful sunny, windy day for a walk on the beach. Disturbing to see that an ATV had driven from past the north of our mile down to the bottom 1/4 of our mile in the Plover Nesting Protection zone.

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