Mile 219 Report
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
November 24, 2007
This was an afternoon minus tide on a holiday weekend so the tidepool critters took center stage at Yaquina Head.
Report Details
This was an afternoon minus tide on a holiday weekend so the tidepool critters took center stage at Yaquina Head. The tidepools off Cobble Beach were crawling with visitors - an average of around 65 people at any one time during the ~2 hour span I was there. From the tidepool deck, I observed the whole gamut of human responsibility - from adults who were carefully teaching kids respect and awe for nature to some very serious violations. Some of the violations included walking right past the "please do not step on the mussel bed" signs and the "don't go any further" signs to one father/son team (?) ripping animals off the rocks (and pocketing some) as well as intentionally throwing large cobbles at the exposed tidepool fauna. I talked with management about this and we are talking about various ways to improve signage as well as developing a volunteer program to help patrol and interpret the tidepools - which I may bring up at the Rocky Shores Conference if I attend this weekend. If you think you might be interested in this type of program, please contact me.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 100. Number of dogs: 5. Tidepooling: 65. I didn't count.
Concerns
Apparent violations: tidepool violations.
Notable Wildlife
This was an afternoon minus tide on a holiday weekend so the tidepool critters took center stage for many of the visitors to Yaquina Head.
Beached Birds
I wasn't really looking for them.
cindyashy
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