Mile 186 - Tenmile Cr, Searose Beach N of Stonefield Beach Wayside - January 2, 2018

Report Details

Warm (55 degrees), sunny with high clouds, calm/slight wind. King High Tide today.Human ActivitiesObserved 17 people and 4 dogs on beach.8 vehicles in parking areas.Wildlife6-7 dozen seagulls observed.1 dead crab observed.Physical ChangesLarge amount of small pieces of trash on concentrated on several hundred yards of beach west of Sea Perch RV Resort to Beachcomber Cottages. (see pic)9 sets of steps observed and photographed. One set of stairs was made from rubber tires with cement and rocks imbedded in them. One of these tires have “been moved” and is in front of a small waterfall on the beach. (see pic).This waterfall was producing enough water to erode sand from the beach (see pic).

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 8.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 12. Playing in surf: 2. Sitting: 2. People were very happy with the weather and being out on the beach.

Concerns

Apparent violations: No concerns.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

1 dead crab seen as the tide was going out (see pic)

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). While there was a small amount of trash (

New Development

Identified nine sets of steps coming down the bluff. No change from last visit. (see pictures 1-9 relate to south to north). Identified the rubber tire that we found the previous trip that had cement with rock imbedded in the center. There is a set of steps coming down from the bluff that is made out of rubber tires with cement in the middle. This particular tire has been moved from the steps to in front of a waterfall. (see pic)

Man-made Modifications

None seen

Natural Changes

Erosion of beach from water from waterfall coming out of bluff on north end of beach. (see pic)

Actions & Comments

It was a warm, sunny day on the beach with some high clouds at times. Today was a “King high tide” day with the high tide being approximately 12:15 p.m. and estimated at 9.2 feet. Low tide approximately 7:45 a.m. Tide estimated from 5' to 8' during the 2 1/2 hours I was on the beach.I started the survey from the Sea Perch RV Resort. I was given permission from the resort to access the beach. Very friendly staff at the resort and they were interested in what the CoastWatch is doing. As I got on the beach I found a large amount of small pieces of trash in the driftline (see pic). I was able to identify one red plastic bottle top with the word “Portola” written on it.I identified 9 sets of stairs coming down from the bluffs. Sea Perch RV Resort does not keep their stairs down all year round. (See pictures of all steps.)I found one crab dead near the rocks to the west of Endless Sea Bed & Breakfast (name came from Google map) after the tide went out.I observed 6 to 7 dozen seagulls on the beach, in the water and flying.Observed 17 people and 4 dogs on the beach in a variety of activities: walking, playing in surf, sitting and rockhunting. There were 8 vehicles parked in parking areas 85 and 86. The parking areas were clean.