Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
August 10, 2014
Obvious increase in traffic on the beach.
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Obvious increase in traffic on the beach. All "gravel" areas are under the sand. Only difference was the amount of septic seepage into the sand making it truly "mucky" to walk over.
Conditions
Temperature: 69 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 20. Fishing: 3. Was there an hour, left at 1130 a.m. Parking lot full, as I was leaving, one party of 19 came specifically for a family reunion photograph.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: Noted that the garbage can at Curtis St. was overflowing.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Cormorant - didn't see any bands
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Very dead sea lion (picture attached)
Driftline Content
Red jellyfish parts
Natural Changes
Septic seepage greatly increased
Report Images
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The cliff erosion is significant.
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Photos show how high the surf got.
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Not much happening on this beach except human invasive use (driving on beach)
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Ona beach is now buried in sand - come winter this will be pulled off again.
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Most notable is the extent to which large chuncks of the cliff have worked loose.
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First beach visit after the major storm surges.
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