Report Details

Many more dead crabs and driftwood after the recent storms, but thankfully not much plastic debris. Less wildlife than usual. Evidence that the surf may have gone over the tops of the dune in some places during the recent king tides/hurricane-force wind event

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Gulls in the Siltcoos were very excited about something

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Lots of dead crabs

Driftline Content

Shells, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Evidence of wave overtopping.

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Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

November 17, 2023

Heavy equipment removing beach grass and sand from dune.

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Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

August 12, 2021

Snowy plover fencing intact and no one violating that rule.

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Mile 160

Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

March 29, 2021

Very windy day and only saw one person on the beach.

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Mile 160

Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

November 10, 2020

It was a beautiful cold windy day.

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Mile 160

Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

December 26, 2015

My mile was actually inaccessible the ponds on either side of the path had grown together and blocked the path at least a hundred yards before the normal little ford I always have to cross It will be a while before that goes down.

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Mile 160

Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

October 3, 2015

My biggest surprise was the lack of trash, I nearly always bring three or four bags of trash off the beach, but not today.

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Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

February 22, 2015

With the effort of many volunteers we collected four heaping pickup loads of trash, including a hot water heater from a five mile stretch

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Mile 160

Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River

January 20, 2015

My usual scenic walk along the Siltcoos River was under water today.

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