Mile 212 Report
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
July 15, 2021
Report Details
Conditions
Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 2. Sitting: 6. Tidepooling: 5. Fishing: 2.
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Single big skate (Beringraja binoculata)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). Large amount of Jelly fish in kelp wrack over 200.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling.
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Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A new house is being built just south of Grant Creek near an unstable portion of the bluff (picture attached). A new railing installed along a section of riprap (picture attached). A large rock field is exposed along this section (picture attached). Several small slide/slough areas apparent associated with the rains earlier in the month.
Phil Barbour
Mile 212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few small slumps and sloughs in the past few months.
PhilBSB
Mile 212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
New sections of beach cliff slides
dougdawson
Mile 212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Two locations with various degrees of erosion.
PhilBSB
Mile 212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
A few new drainage pipes and a new cement walkway onto the beach at the south end of the Surfland development.
PhilBSB
Mile 212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Huge Sand erosion centered around South Beach Day use area.
dougdawson
Mile 212
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
Quiet day on the beach, Christmas and a rain/wind storm approaching.
PhilBSB