Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
February 24, 2014
Very quiet on the beach today.
Report Details
Very quiet on the beach today. No wildlife observed, tide receding. There was a lot of small wood in patches on the drift line. There had been a 9.3 tide earlier. No dead birds. Hardly any debris, marine or otherwise.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
It was warm and partly sunny, but no one was on the beach but us.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
a couple of dead sea stars
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces.
Nikki T
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