Mile 161 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
September 17, 2011
Clean gentle sloping beach, shows very little scouring away of sand, even slope all the way to base of foredunes.
Report Details
Clean gentle sloping beach, shows very little scouring away of sand, even slope all the way to base of foredunes.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Walking or running: 4. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 2. Kayaking: 7. Fishing: 2.
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 15.
Notable Wildlife
1 Stellar Sealion
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.
mjohnson
CoastWatcher
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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
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
At least twenty-nine different species of marine mammals occur in Oregon coast waters. In conclusion, for all of the evidence and data we collected from walking on mile 161, we found the remains of living and dead creatures and many other human-created things.
Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
We Are the shoreline group of the siuslaw middle school team team. We brought with us binoculars, Coastwatch data sheet, and a Bucket for trash. In the end we found lots of evidence of living things along with non living on the wrack line of mile 161.
Siuslaw Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
What we found at mile 161 is a variety of things like birds, clams, and shells.
Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team