Mile 153 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake - November 22, 2008

Report Details

An easy day for a walk on the beach, sunny and little wind. For a winter day, very little change in the dune face and few birds.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 1.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Other Activities: motorcycling. Mile 152 was busy with folks picnicking. Few people ride north to our mile

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. RVs/Buses parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Piles of bull kelp several areas. 2 groups of Sanderlings - one a little over 100, one over 60. A few sea gulls immature and mature. Two brown jelly fish, 2 crab molts, very few shells.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

None

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Small rocks.

Man-made Modifications

None

Natural Changes

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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