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It was a beautiful, sunny day and a lot of phase 1 visitors hit the beach. Lots of families playing in the sand/surf and just enjoying the sun.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 68. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 26. Playing in surf: 12. Playing in sand: 7. Sitting: 14. Other Activities: flying a kite- 2; playing frisbee-3. I forgot to count the cars/trucks in the parking lot!

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. There was debris but I can't say whether it's from the ocean or the land.. it appeared to have washed up but I don't know the original source.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal. The path from the main parking lot of South Beach State Park looks like it was dug out so it's not as steep of a climb

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Looking south on South Beach, mile 214
Plants popping in mile 214: A bunch of these plants are popping up at the base of the dunes. It almost looked like an extension of the grasses moving out, but the leaves are different. Anyone know what these plants are?
Mile 24 drift line: a lot of sand crab molts!
Unidentified Sitting Object on Mile 214. There has been some debate as to whether this is plant, animal, or alien. Any ideas?
Phase 1 @ South Beach Mile 214: Lots of visitors at the beach today but people are keeping their distance!

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South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

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South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

November 2, 2023

Nice day at Mile 214.

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South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

October 31, 2023

Quiet day, mostly walkers out.

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Mile 214

South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

July 10, 2023

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South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

March 13, 2023

A typical winter day.

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decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 214

South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

February 4, 2023

Sanderlings disturbed by humans.

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