Mile 198 - Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek - April 14, 2019

Report Details

Cloudy 52' afternoon with mod. SW winds.Notable was large wracks and pieces of bull kelp, and other brown seaweed along driftline. 10 lbs garbage- plastic caps, bottles, styrofoam, and plastic debris removed. No pebbles present, lots of small driftline wood, about half had barnacles attached. Also noted were recent axe chips in several areas, that indicated that some driftline wood had been chopped up and removed. 6people,2 dogs walking the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Beachside campground open, about 1/4 full.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. large amounts of bull kelp, some in large rolled wracks, other brown seaweed present in drift line.NO pebbles, no marine life, dead or alive. Aout 10 lbs of ocean based trash removed, styrofoam, bottle caps, plastic bottles and small plastic debris.Considerable axe chippings( fresh in last week or two) as if someone had chopped up and removed driftline wood.