Mile 189 Report
Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
July 17, 2022
Beautiful mostly sunny morning with wide open sandy beach due to minus tide.
Report Details
Beautiful mostly sunny morning with wide open sandy beach due to minus tide. Little garbage on beach or pull outs even with large number of visitors. Good variety of birds, no sea mammels or washed up sea cucumbers observed. Last year's grafitti on Gwynn Creek culvert and Cumins Creek Bridge have been painted over. The grafitti to the bluff half way between culvert and bridge is the same as has been there for some time - it is an easy place for people to reach and write their names, etc. in the soft sandstone.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 47. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 40. Playing in sand: 20. Sitting: 10. Photography: 10. Tidepooling: 10. Other Activities: One staff member mowing the grass at North Neptune parking lot. All visitors observed were being respectful to beach and wildlife.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 24. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Seagulls, pigeon guillemots, surf scoters, oyster catchers, killdeer, pelicans, tadpoles, crabs, cormorants, robins, turkey vultures, swallows.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Seagulls? x 2
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
No stranded sea cucumbers observed
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
New Development
The hazardous tree on trail to North Neptune Beach has been cut and the original path is usable again. The detour that had been set up previous is now blocked off.
Natural Changes
On the far north border of this milepost there are three trees on a bluff that have roots exposed. We don't think this is new - we just rarely are able to walk this far north to observe things due to tides.
Graffiti on Gwynn Creek culvert has been painted over.
North Neptune trees hang on edge of cliff
Detour around once dangerous tree now blocked as the tree has been cut.
Dangerous tree that had blocked trail entrance has been cut and trail to North Neptune Beach is reopened.
North Neptune beach entrance steps are damaged, missing and potentially dangerous.
Names and graffiti scratched into sandstone cliff at Neptune State Beach.
Volunteer carries out rope and buoy beach trash.
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Mile 189
Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
All in all a beautiful low tide day with very little debris on the beach.
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Beautiful mostly sunny morning with wide open sandy beach due to minus tide.
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Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
Quiet, calm day with minimal human activity, and little changes to beach or litter.
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I was on the mile from 5:40 am to about 8 am.
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Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
Graffiti covered up.
gailrobbw
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Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
Very busy with people and dogs, but beach still clean and no major problems.
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Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
Someone/organization has painted over the grafitti that had been sprayed all over the retaining wall under the freeway at the Gwynn Creek culvert (just north of the north Neptune Beach parking lot).
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