Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
August 24, 2012
We had walked from Lost Creek Park to Beaver Creek right after July 4th and found the beach much cleaner on this walk.
Report Details
We had walked from Lost Creek Park to Beaver Creek right after July 4th and found the beach much cleaner on this walk. We picked up two bags of styrofoam and fireworks garbage on our previous walk. This time there was not one piece of trash of any kind. The only manmade structure was a fairly large teepee type strucuture made from long thin pieces of driftwood.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 31. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 9. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 12. One older man with young boy on the beach seemed to have a smoldering campfire near Lost Creek State Park
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
7 birds
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.
New Development
Bluff development.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls. Do not how recent but there is large area just before housing starts on south end of mile where bluff has fallen away and trees have fallen
Actions & Comments
No. This is our first walk of our mile so have no idea how long ago this may have happened.
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