Mile 182 - Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek - December 31, 2018

Report Details

People were walking the beaches. Three people were rock hounding in Big creek. Two people were looking at rocks in the cliffs.The dunes beside Big creek were visibly worn down from high waves.The cliffs looked more exposed at the bottom on Muriel Ponsler making the cliffs look taller.There was plastic bottles, plastic debri and pieces of rope on the beach. I removed the plastics, rope and styrofoam.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 16. 3 people walking in Big creek rock hounding , two others looking for rocks in the cliffs.Most people just walking.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 9.

Notable Wildlife

20 gulls at the end of Big Creek

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Pieces of rope. I picked up the rope and plastics.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. Erosion of the bottom of the cliff on Muriel Ponsler beach. The cliff seemed taller.