Mile 156 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
September 8, 2010
Not much out of the ordinary for this stretch of beach.
Report Details
Not much out of the ordinary for this stretch of beach. The summer winds had blown sand back onto the beach and filled in along the base of the foredune, covering a lot of the more permanent old driftwood stumps and logs as well as other debris. The only evidence of humans were the tire tracks of the Forest Service truck that the biologists use to monitor the Snowy Plover nesting area on the sand spit north of the mouth of Tahkenitch Creek.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 8.7 feet.
Human Activities
Mile 156 is a somewhat remote stretch of beach, so on a weekday it is rare to find people here.
Concerns
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
5 Sea Gulls; a large crab walking along the top of the surf line (it eventually dug itself down into the sand, I didn't know they did that!); 15 to 20 Sanderlings.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Medium sized dead seal carcass, mostly devoured at this point, lying in the sand just above the recent high tide line.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
2 jellyfish, just below the recent high tide line.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Small rocks. several plastic bottles, very large plastic survey stakes, a peeled wooden pole, 3 foam floats.
Actions & Comments
Not much out of the ordinary for this stretch of beach. The summer winds had blown sand back onto the beach and filled in along the base of the foredune, covering a lot of the more permanent old driftwood stumps and logs as well as other debris. The only evidence of humans were the tire tracks of the Forest Service truck that the biologists use to monitor the Snowy Plover nesting area on the sand spit north of the mouth of Tachenitch Creek.
All Mile 156 Reports
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
Conditions here are much the same as at Mile 157.
GasiorowskiM
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
I had been wondering how I could get all the trash off my mile of beach since it is relatively remote in an area where vehicles are not normally permitted.
Radioguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
I cross Mile 157 to get to mile 156.
Radioguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
My first trip to mile 156.
Radioguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
The entire length of mile 156 is now a protected nesting zone for Snowy Plovers.
JELong
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
Due to the nice weather, I hiked the entire 4.
oldMGguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
Not much out of the ordinary for this stretch of beach.
JELong
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
What a great March day on the Oregon Coast!
JELong