Mile 171 Report
Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty
March 8, 2008
I wish to extend a "Thank You!
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I wish to extend a "Thank You!" to Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Program Director, and his staff, for all the seminars recently set up for CoastWatch members' on-going education on ocean beach issues. I really encourage all CoastWatch members to attend any of these events if at all possible. The recent March 5, 2008 Coastal Dunes Workshop was focused on the impact of introduced non-native beach grass on native species.
Conditions
Temperature: 47 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 46. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 28. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 4. Photography: 12. Very busy Saturday afternoon today. Lots of people enjoying the beach and scenery.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Harbor seals in surf, lots of gulls, crows.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 3 gulls - two in grey plummage, one in white. None recent.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
One 10" reddish jelly on beach. One marine egg casing, about 4" x 6", species unknown.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Beachgrass planting or removal.
Actions & Comments
I wish to extend a "Thank You!" to Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Program Director, and his staff, for all the seminars recently set up for CoastWatch members' on-going education on ocean beach issues. I really encourage all CoastWatch members to attend any of these events if at all possible. The issues are interesting, and the presenters do their best(most of the time)to keep the discussion in English.The recent March 5, 2008 Coastal Dunes Workshop was focused on the impact of introduced non-native beach grass on native species. It was interesting to observe the current scientific emphasis on responding to the impacts of non-native plants (various beach grass species, and scotch broom) that the schools and government agencies planted with great fanfare and enthusiasm from the early 1900's. Apparently, the scientific world began to change it's opinion of the value of beachgrass in the 1980's and 90's.At least, they didn't introduce gorse!




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