Mile 217 - Newport, Nye Beach north, Agate Beach south - August 15, 2008

Report Details

This was the first time on a coastwach walk for a lot of the youth volunteers. Many of them weren't very familiar with the area, so we were not able to note changes such as erosion, new development, etc. The morning was cool and very foggy, so we did not see a great deal of people on the beach. Those we did see were just walking and enjoying the quiet. We picked up some small pieces of trash, but it was pretty clean overall. We did not notice anything out of the ordinary.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 26. Playing in sand: 4.

Concerns

Fire, Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 4. Gull: 1Unknown: 3

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

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