Mile 209 - Ona Beach north of Beaver Creek, Tracy Creek - February 12, 2023

Report Details

It was a nice, sunny and mild day today. Not much going on. We did notice that there were some new minor landslides with some small trees and shrubs coming down. Also, noticed some brown waves and brown debris on the sand in some areas....an algae bloom perhaps? It seems like most times we do our walk, there are new tire tracks from a motorized vehicle.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 21. Other Activities: 1 Bicycling.... Some type of motor vehicle tracks on sand.

Concerns

Apparent violations: There were again motor vehicle tracks in the sand.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling.