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Beautiful day for a beach hike. Beach was relatively free of trash. Noticed increased erosion of foredune near the north of of the mile close to Tahkenitch Creek outlet. Saw one set of tire tracks in the closure area. Dozens of dead crabs along my mile. Camped at Threemile Lake just east of the beach and hauled out a lot of trash. Saw few birds, but someone had placed a large egg, about twice the size of a chicken egg, on a piece of driftwood. White with speckles. Let me know if anyone can identify it.

Conditions

Temperature: 10 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. Suspect couple and dog we saw may have left beach access trail and hiked through snowy plover closure area to get to beach, but not sure.

Concerns

Apparent violations: vehicle tracks in beach closure area.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Saw a few seagulls. No dead birds.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Dozens of dead crabs on beach.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune. Increased erosion near north end of mile close to Tahkenitch Creek. End of trail to beach is now about four feet above the beach level.

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Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

June 8, 2023

Eugene Hikers parked at Tahkenitch Campground parking lot, noting 2 other cars.

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Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

April 7, 2022

Six Eugene Hikers parked at Tahkenitch Campground parking lot, hiked Dunes Trail, and entered beach at Emergency Sign #115.

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Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

February 10, 2022

Four Eugene Hikers parked in Tahkenitch Campground parking lot (4 other cars present), hiked Dunes Trail, and accessed beach at Emergency Sign #115.

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Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

July 8, 2021

9 Eugene Hikers parked (2 cars) at Tahkenitch Campground parking lot - 3 other cars were there.

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Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

February 8, 2021

Hikers parked at Tahkenitch CG lot, where there were 2 other cars, and accessed beach on Dunes Trail at Emergency Sign #115.

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Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

January 15, 2021

I hiked the 3-Mile Lake - Tahkenitch Dune Loop Trail today, starting and ending in the Tahkenitch Dune Campground trailhead parking lot.

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Mile 154

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.

Eugene Hikers

Mile 154

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Butterfly Lake

October 10, 2019

Four Eugene Hikers parked in Tahkenitch Campground parking lot, hiked Dunes Trail, and entered beach at Emergency Sign #115.

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