Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
September 2, 2015
Evidence of last week's storm with the amount of sand stacked into logs.
Report Details
Evidence of last week's storm with the amount of sand stacked into logs. Most of the logs that were there three months ago are either gone or pushed up to the base of the cliffs. Found several drowned birds. Found remains of large plastic basket, notified beach ranger Ryan Parker since I couldn't carry it out. Lots of brown organisms in the water and on the tideline.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2. Beach was practically empty
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. No leg bands. 1 cormorant, 2 common murre
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
Continuing to monitor the status of the yellow house, photo from today is included.
Report Images
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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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