Mile 188 Report
Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
May 2, 2012
Found a large wooden spool believe to be tsunami debris.
Report Details
Found a large wooden spool believe to be tsunami debris. Picked up many plastic bottles, small floats, and styrofoam chuncks. Saw a small boat at Rock Creek. If you come to the beach, bring bags for collecting the debris.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 3.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Wrackline Content
lots of plastic bottles, chunks of styrofoam, large wooden spool believed to be tsunami debris
Actions & Comments
Picked up several bags of plastic bottles and styrofoam. couldn't budge the wooden spool.
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