Mile 209 - Ona Beach north of Beaver Creek, Tracy Creek - December 3, 2011

Report Details

The beach from end to end was unusually flat and free - clean - of debris including the usual wrack line material. I was going to include a picture of conditions, but couldn't make things come together. Perhaps another time.

Conditions

Temperature: 46 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 3.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Other Activities: 2 were riding bikes. Were in order, perhaps tempered by the cool weather

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

Very few birds in air or on beach and no mammalsNo seaweed

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Limited remains of a long dead sea lion that came on the beach 3 weeks ago

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Nothing

Driftline Content

There was no drift line, the beach was FREE OF DEBRIS

New Development

Steps down bluff.

Man-made Modifications

Nothing

Natural Changes

one 30 foot wide modest fall of high bluff front

Actions & Comments

Action as in "No Action" after studying the application and the site and deciding that the work would be well placed and probably would be approved even if I objected. This position was reported to Coastwatch/Portland via e-mail on 11-22-11.