Mile 154 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake
August 27, 2020
8 Eugene Hikers ("Hikers") parked at Tahkenitch Campground day area and accessed the beach on Tahkenitch Dunes trail.
Report Details
8 Eugene Hikers ("Hikers") parked at Tahkenitch Campground day area and accessed the beach on Tahkenitch Dunes trail. Hikers were on Mile 154 for 2 hours. They observed 6 other people walking on beach and one dog. The ocean was flat from high tide, beach calm, weather low 60's and overcast, wind 10-15 mph and no live birds seen. Hikers did see 4 dead birds in various states of decomposition and a bird wing. Could not determine species of birds, but see photos. No evidence bird deaths caused by humans, eg, oil or rope entanglement. Hikers found bones of: a large animal, rib cages of a few smaller animals, and a partial carcass/bones of a seal, possibly. There were small rocks, shells, dried kelp/seaweed, crab shell molts, clam shells on or near the driftline. There was a little driftwood. It was noteworthy the amount of human originated litter/debris the tide washed into some of the snowy plover protected area along Mile 154. Hikers collected litter/debris that was away from this protected area.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 6. Other Activities: In addition to these 6, there were 8 hikers in our group. Eugene Hikers walked, sat, took photos, took data for this report, and collected litter/debris.. There was a snowy plover protected area taped off near sandy bluff along this Mile 154. Human litter/debris had washed into this protected area with the tide in certain places.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: There was a fair amount of human litter/debris..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. Not enough evidence to suggest cause of deaths of these birds. Could not determine species of birds.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). 4 foot long fishing boat rope
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