Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
November 11, 2019
Beautiful sunny day on 220.
Report Details
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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