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It was a quiet day on the beach. The person and car at NW 68th arrived about 8:30AM, about the time I was almost done walking the beach.Rather than have a bunch of photos of cliffs eroding under houses, or pipes eroding from cliff I decided to concentrate on TWO THINGS.First, I found several floats and WDFW tag attached by plastic rope on the beach near NW 68th. I placed them at the Marine Debris collection spot.Second, I think there is armoring of the houses just north of Schooner Creek/NW 68th. Picture of machine and tracks down to the beach enclosed.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.2 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1. 1 regular car at paved NW 68th and a Komatsu heavy machine at unpaved NW 68th lot

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Saw about 50-75 birds. It isn't nesting season yet.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). The beach had a few crab moltings. There was virtually no micro plastic, but I did find on the beach near NW 68th access several floats from fishing debris.

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. There is a Komatsu and tracks down to the beach. I am guessing that the houses north of Schooner Creek/NW 68th Street are armoring.

Natural Changes

It is winter--so some erosion is present.

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Marine Debris
Heavy Machinery
Machinery tracks down to the beach
Floats with WDFW tag
Lighthouse from NW 68th

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