Mile 206 - Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek - June 16, 2007

Report Details

Sand level was high for this time of year, possibly due to the recent storms from the south. Sand covered most of the upper tide pools on the public beach to the north -- and, in the south, it made it possible to walk the entire beach in one trip (rather than a northern and a southern walk). The sea palm, Postelsia, was growing nicely on the lower headlands.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 92. Number of dogs: 16. Walking or running: 10. Photography: 8. Tidepooling: 74. Other Activities: 30-40 4-5 year olds. Probably more cars were there. We came early and left late.

Concerns

Fire

Apparent violations: small fire being build at the high tide line - probably OK.

Disturbances: Disturbance/harassment of marine mammals

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 15.

Notable Wildlife

seal haul out on southern part of area.blue heron hunting for food -- 15-20 seals

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Small rocks, Wood pieces. not much, beach was very clean

Man-made Modifications

natural sand build up -- 2 feet or more above normal summer amount