Mile 218 Report
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
March 2, 2008
North end of Agate Beach at least 3 new homes being built.
Report Details
North end of Agate Beach at least 3 new homes being built. Appears that more and more lights showing up oon the bluffs at the beginning of the headland.The Visitor Center lights on the headland are very visible at night. Detracts from the beauty of the night sky.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.
Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 10. Playing in surf: 6. Playing in sand: 8. Photography: 1.
Concerns
Fire, Litter
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10.
Notable Wildlife
The winter storms had deposited 3 seal lion full carcasses just south of the wayside. Could actually be mile 217 instead of 218.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 6.
Wrackline Content
Animal casings or molts, Animal casings or molts, Marine debris, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Styrofoam.
New Development
Bluff development.
Natural Changes
evidence of bluff erosion during winter storms
Liz O.
CoastWatcher
All Mile 218 Reports
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
As part of an annual Coast Watch Volunteer Celebration, seven participants walked Mile 218 together on a busy and beautiful day on the beach.
Coast Watch Volunteer Celebration
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
We saw snowy plover dad and babies.
siletzbiology
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
The tide was going out and the beach started to get more human traffic.
siletzbiology
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
We had a few people ask us what we were doing.
siletzbiology
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
*** Watch Note *** This is my first documentation of Mile 218 (Agate Beach) and I will use today's report as a baseline for reporting future changes.
Darlynd
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
I first attempted this survey on June 17.
dderickson
