Mile 161 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
May 14, 2024
We are 6th-grade Stream Team students who went to the Mile 161 shoreline.
Report Details
We are 6th-grade Stream Team students who went to the Mile 161 shoreline. We went to see the wrack line and we gathered information on what we saw. On the wrack line, we found about 93 seagulls, 88 snowy plovers, 7 blackheads, 89 short bill gulls, 11 plovers, 6 geese, 7 Velella velella, 29 humans, and 7 dogs. We also saw a white jeep, two side-by-side, two four-wheelers, four trucks, and a dark green helicopter on Mile 161. Vehicles in Siltcoos Outlet are not allowed on the dry sand on March 15 to September 15 because the snowy plovers need a safe place to repopulate and make nests but the vehicles can be on the wet sand away from the plovers. Finally, on the wrack line of Mile 161, we found about 75 rocks, 24 plastic, 200 shells, 20 animal casings, 2 glass, and 3 pieces of wood.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 29. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 16. Sitting: 13.
Concerns
Litter
Notable Wildlife
93 seagulls, 88 snowy plovers, 7 blackheads, 89 short bill gulls, 11 plovers, 6 geese
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
7 Velella velella
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). We found about 75 rocks, 24 plastic, 200 shells, 20 animal casings, 2 glass, and 3 pieces of wood
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. Erosion of the foredune
Report Images
Siuslaw Stream Team
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Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
What is life like on the Oregon coast beaches? Vellela vellela is a genus of hydrozoa (a group of little, predatory sea creatures) in the family Porpitidae. The Field trip on mile 161 we found amazing stuff from dead wildlife to stuff from Japan and China!
Siuslaw Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
We walked along the wrack line of mile 161 and tallied the living and the non-living things we saw. We estimated how many of the big groups of living and non-living things are on the mile, tallied the living and non-living things we saw, and we took a few samples.
Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
What evidence of living or non-living things is found in the wrack line of mile 161? We went to the lowest rackline first, then, while going back, explored the top rackline. Then we explored the river’s mouth and went back to the starting point in the middle. We went the other way until we got to the big yellow sign that said 109A. We did the same thing here, we went to the lowest rack line, then the highest wrack line on the way back. In conclusion, the beach has many living things on the shoreline, and you should be careful of things there. We found lots of shells and other things to put on our posters. By Kaydence Gonzales, Olive Dougherty, Lillian Olson, Ella Gilkey, Myla Streck, Kinsey Boggs
Siuslaw Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
We are the shoreline group of the first quarter 6th-grade Stream Team.
Siuslaw Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
I was pleasantly surprised to spot many juvenile plovers near the water's edge and further up the shore, sitting in scrapes. I was dismayed to find long expanses of dead jellies. As always, the osprey were feeding and then watching me from their perch on an old fallen tree.
Anna Yori
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
I was happy to see less human encroachment this time into the protected, fenced-off areas designated for the endangered Snowy Plovers.
Anna Yori
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
I monitor this location as a USFS Snowy Plover docent.
Anna Yori
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
Many abiotic and biotic factors can be found along the shoreline of Siltcoos Outlet, Florence Oregon. Overall, we found many living and non living things along the wrack line of mile 161.
Siuslaw Stream Team