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Beautiful sunny day on 220. Amazing to see the big chunks of rock/bluff/hillside continuing to fall onto the beach. 3 long black pipes are sticking out of the bluff (not further out than they had been previously). The substation project appears to be going full force, road has been widened and the bottom of the valley is remarkably changed.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F.

Human Activities

Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 7. Tracks from 1 vehicle seen.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. COMU, 2 banded by COASST

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Raja Binoculata noted and photographed

New Development

Building is now in the bottom of the creek for the new substation at Schooner Creek, there is still lots of construction going on and the road is still closed to non-residents. Road access has been significantly widened in order to do the project.

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.

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Mile 220

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Mile 220

Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south

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Mile 220

Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south

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Mile 220

Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south

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Mile 220

Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south

April 28, 2023

No clouds in the sky, what a day on 220!

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