Mile 171 - Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty - November 23, 2020

Report Details

Nice sunny afternoon for a stroll on Heceta Beach. Lane County parks staff continue to improve the North Jetty parking lot, filling potholes, etc. Graffiti taggers have once again painted up the vehicle barrier rocks on the North Jetty. I notified the Portland OR office of the Army Corps of Engineers via email and attached photos. They've been very responsive in cleaning up past graffiti events. Mostly political statements this time, unlike the pornographic imagery in the past.Mile 171 is again very clean with almost no man-made debris noticed. There are about 10-12 large bundles of washed-ashore bull kelp strands, rolled up into big tangles by the surf. Almost all of the strands are missing their holdfast root feature, likely snapped from their anchor by the recent big swells.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 10. Photography: 5.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Too far gone to ID. Grey top feathers, white belly.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.