February 15, 2008

Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N.

Number of people: 5. Walking or running: 5.

lots of gulls, scattered strands of bull kelp washed up at high tide line.

Total dead birds: 1. Common loon

One red jellyfish washed up recently

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Many bleach bottles or similiar, water bottles, buckets, one very mangled crab pot, lots of poly rope scattered at high tide lin

First visit to this mile. Very limited human use due to a long slog thru soft sand from the Baker Beach parking lot or down from Hwy 101 via a steep trail at the Southview neighborhood entrance. This section of the beach is a popular horse riding area, but none observed today.It looks like the foredunes just north of Berry Creek have been bulldozed flat for Snowy Plover habitat. No signage observed. Further north, the beachgrass-caused foredunes are very tall and steep. The north end of Mile 176 is at the rocks at the base of the bluff.