Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
April 4, 2014
17 people are a crowd, but it is spring break for Washington and Montana.
Report Details
17 people are a crowd, but it is spring break for Washington and Montana. The sun after rain was a welcome sight. The beach is remarkably clean and the sea stars seem healthy on this beach. Several surfers in the water today. The bluffs have a lot of new rock debris at the bottom after the recent storms. Two trees toppled onto the beach from the bluff.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 7. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 5. Surfing: 2. Enjoying some sun.
Concerns
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Juvenile eagle, peregrine falcon, 2 oystercatchersVery healthy looking sea stars
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Wood pieces. Very light in driftline with about 25 ft of crabbing rope
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff. continued bluff erosion


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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Large metal barrel washed up on beach, too large to haul out
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A large amount of debris, 7 large wood/foam panels and lots of pieces of all sizes of foam.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Schooner South's cliffs/bluffs continue to erode.
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Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
New sign up at the Schooner South beach access off 68th St warning of Contaminated waters.
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