Mile 168 Report
Central South Siuslaw Jetty Road
March 31, 2010
Quiet day at the beach.
Report Details
Quiet day at the beach. Lots of wood, plastic, and glass. The large, old tree stump with a notch for a logger's platform has moved slightly northward along the beach and is nearly at the northern end of mile 168 currently. The shipwreck "Bella" is still visible at low tide, although sand is continuing to cover her up again. I've seen raccoon tracks coming from the foredune and meandering along the beach on multiple occasions recently; does s/he enjoy a stroll on the beach as much as the humans do?
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. Other Activities: 4 riding in trucks. Street-legal vehicles with OHV permit and flag allowed on the beach on weekdays at this time of year. These two trucks were driving slowly along the beach, no racing engines, no spinning circles or driving up the foredune.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Very few birds, only 2 sanderlings, no gulls
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces. plastic and glass bottles
Natural Changes
sharp edges to sand at front of foredune have returned due to sand removal by surf
Actions & Comments
Steep, high sand "cliffs" due to high tide surf have returned at front of foredune in portions of this mile. Lots of wood, plastic, and glass in wrack line.
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