Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
June 17, 2011
The beach is mainly sand now.
Report Details
The beach is mainly sand now. Very little debris on the sand. In the tidal area there was a lot of kelp and many plastic items were mixed within the kelp. We did see one large plastic barrel, probably used for surplus fuel on a boat. The bluff continues to retreat. Stairs that used to provide access from Schooner's Landing and a nearby neighborhood are both gone. Many drain pipes and fabric used to stabilize the bluff showed for the first time. This was a low tide morning, but we saw only 7 people. Birds were around the shoreline and the tidal area, but not much variety.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -2.1 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 7. Tidepooling: 7.
Other Activities: This was a very low tide. Few people on the beach and those few were tidepooling and birding..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
A few birds, mostly seagulls. Many seastars, anenomes, mussels, barnacles etc. exposed.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Lots of plastic items mixed in with the kelp.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Both stairs providing access to this beach are gone. Drain pipes and coaxial cable never seen before were visible.
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