Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
June 22, 2010
I picked a bag of litter (I pick up at least one bag full at each beach walk), but the mass of small plastic bits is fairly overwhelming.
Report Details
I picked a bag of litter (I pick up at least one bag full at each beach walk), but the mass of small plastic bits is fairly overwhelming.
Activities
Number of people: 4. Walking or running: 4.
Notable Wildlife
blooming: sea rocket, silverweed (Potentilla), yarrow, red clover, yellow monkey-flower; live beach hoppers (Traskorchestia) and isopods (Excirolana)
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. lots of small mole crab (Emerita analoga)skeletons, with a few adults, in the driftline
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. lots of small plastic trash
Actions & Comments
I picked a bag of litter (I pick up at least one bag full at each beach walk), but the mass of small plastic bits is fairly overwhelming.
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