Mile 153 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake - March 13, 2009

Report Details

Beautiful and cold day on the beach. Only one seagull, but lots of shorebird tracks.11 sea stars stranded above the low tide line, but they were in the water by the time we did the return trip.

Conditions

Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Folks fishing and clamming on mile 152.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. ATVs/OHVs parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Only 1 seagull! Lots of tracks of shorebirds along the intertidal zone.There were 11 sea stars stranded just above the low tide line. By the time we returned, they were in the water again. Have never seen starfish on our mile.

Driftline Content

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

Actions & Comments

Nothing new since last mile and no development.

bebdhm

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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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