Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
October 16, 2022
Bummer of a day walking onto our beach and seeing the bluffs spray painted.
Report Details
Bummer of a day walking onto our beach and seeing the bluffs spray painted. Lots of bull kelp and sea palm washed up along with mole crab shells. Lots of beached birds including 3 tagged for COASST. 2 large Big skate egg cases.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 5. Playing in surf: 3. Surfing: 2. See above about spray paint tagging
Concerns
Fire
Apparent violations: Fire rings with broken glass in them (I cleaned what I could), more of a concern: spray paint tagging of the bluff....incredibly sad..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
Lots of gulls, 4 surf scoters
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 8. 3 COASST tags: # 60, 48 and 58
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. possible small sea lion rib cage
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
Will contact Ryan Parker about spray paint tagging of bluff.
Spray paint tagging of north end bluff
Rib cage
Drainage pipes coming from bluff
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