Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
May 7, 2011
Quiet Saturday, weather cloudy, not much debris on beach, not much wildlife, either.
Report Details
Quiet Saturday, weather cloudy, not much debris on beach, not much wildlife, either. An area of mass slumping beneath a house on the cliff south of Nye Beach turnaround has been filled. A harbor porpoise stranded near the southern edge of mile 216 on 25 April 2011. Attempts to refloat it failed, and it had to be euthanized. People and dogs illegally crowded it. As far as I know, no one was prosecuted.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 31. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 19. Playing in sand: 2. Tidepooling: 6. Other Activities: Dog-walking: 7.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Gulls
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Decomposing California (?) sea lion, attended by gulls and turkey vultures.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Filling of mass slumping area
Actions & Comments
See accompanying photo, compared to http://www.oregonshores.org/photo.php5?pid=2400. I don't know whether this filling was legally permitted or not.


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