Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
March 5, 2018
A sunny day on 220.
Report Details
A sunny day on 220. Lots of rocks and very little sand on the first 1/2 of the walk South , then lots of sand. Texted Fawn to have State Parks come and pick up garbage at Marine Debris sign as it was piled up quite high. The cliffs have had a lot of errosion over the winter, many huge boulders have fallen, large sections of cliff have sloughed off. More drainage pipes from the cliff are exposed.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 7.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Northern Fulmar, not COASST tagged
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff. More drainpipes exposed from middle of cliffs
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