Mile 221 - Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek - September 20, 2008

Report Details

Lots of human and good-dog activity on this sunny, mild fall beach clean-up day. There was some new erosion of the bluff--one large tree tipped over and erosion due to disturbance made in bluff at a relatively new bluff-top luxury RV-pad facility. We found an unusual number of bottles and cans to pick up as well as a lost wallet containing one young man's driver's license and an unrelated (?) woman's ATM card...

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 29. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 24. Other Activities: 5 flying kites. A SOLV-sponsored 4-wheeler was going up and down beach between Yaquina Point and Cape Foulweather picking up trash collected by us and other volunteers.Many more vehicles parked in other Moolack Beach parking areas than the one at our access point.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 17. 17 Common Murres dead on beach, none of them tagged.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusually heavy wrack-line load of 1-2" crabs. Lots of kelp and grasses.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Landslides/major boulder falls. Several new small slides in sandy bluff. Continued general erosion at new RV facility due to their disturbance of bluff when putting in path and stairs.

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