Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
November 11, 2018
220 continues to slide into the sea.
Report Details
220 continues to slide into the sea. A beautiful sunny day to walk our beach. Quite a bit of short polypropylene rope in the wrack line today along with other plastics (small) and rubber fishing lure pieces. 7 dead birds. Lots of sand to walk on. Many folks (24) out enjoying the day (seemed to be mostly from the RV park above the mid section of 220). 6 dogs - almost all on leash :). We found 2 Big Skate egg cases.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Activities
Number of people: 24. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 16. Sitting: 8.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7. Appeared to be COMU, LIGU
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
2 Big Skate egg cases: Raja Binoculata
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Lots of small pieces of polypropylene rope in the wrack today along with small rubber fishing lure pieces and small plastics.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
I feel like a broken record on 220: the cliff keeps falling down along with the trees near the edge, bushes and lots of sediment.
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Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Kelley
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Large metal barrel washed up on beach, too large to haul out
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Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A really nice walk on Schooner South today.
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Stunning sunny day on Mile 220 with no wind - just one of those perfect OR coast days!
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Beautiful sunny but windy day.
Jill Marks
Mile 220
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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