Mile 153 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake - May 25, 2012

Report Details

Very quiet observation day. Beach not littered with shells or casings, seaweed, or pebbles. LOTS of large driftwood all over the beach. Found a metal float - see photo. No markings.Photo shows filling in of fore dune which is typical this time of year. Only a few birds.Our granddaughter's Flat Stanley was visiting, so he came to the beach with us. He had a wonderful time except for almost being blown away - had to rest inside my sweatshirt!

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -0.4 feet.

Human Activities

People were coming into the area as we were leaving, but no vehicles at the time of our observation.

Notable Wildlife

Pretty calm day, only a few seagulls, no shore birds, no seaweed.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

None!

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Lots of large driftwood near foredune

Man-made Modifications

None

Natural Changes

See photo of filling in front of foredune, typical for this time of year.

Actions & Comments

None needed.

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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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