Mile 182 - Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek - September 1, 2012

Report Details

The beach was quite clean today in spite of the large number of people (10) on a busy three day weekend. We only collected one small bag of trash. There were some vehicle tracks; unusual for this beach. Perhaps they were beach ranger tracks. There were only three cars parked in the Muriel Ponzler lot, so most of the people had likely walked from Washburn Park.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 10.

Concerns

Apparent violations: stairs carved into sand bank lead to hidden campsite cleared out of forest overlooking the beach, however it is no longer in use..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. We found one Sooty Shearwater and two Common Murre that we tagged for COASST.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces.

Nikki T

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Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

August 1, 2024

The entry way to Muriel Ponsler has been enhanced by a load of gravel that was placed in the entry way ditch. There were a lot of sand filling in the beach which is usual in the summer.

James/Heron

Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

May 26, 2024

A lot of people on the beach today backpacking, rock hounding, playing and picnicking on the beach. There was one large piece of fiberglass on the beach.

James/Heron