Mile 224 Report
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
July 1, 2007
It took years but now Oregon beaches have something in common with beaches in Queens (NYC)--trash heads leave shopping carts there.
Report Details
It took years but now Oregon beaches have something in common with beaches in Queens (NYC)--trash heads leave shopping carts there.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 12. Tidepooling: 5. Surfing: 4. most people on beach seemed to be from Beverly Beach state park, or from Otter Rock area (including a hotel/time share). No birds disturbed by dogs because, as usual, few birds. Ravens, a vulture, two swallows, a few gulls.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
See comments. Not many birds, as is typical for this mile.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of crab parts in driftline. Unsure if it's unusual this time of year.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam.
Natural Changes
Some erosion in usual places, nothing striking
Actions & Comments
Near the southern border of my miles, there was a volley ball net erected, several fire sites scattered about (stone circles), and trash. I picked up most of the trash, but could (or did) do nothing about the shopping cart someone had left on the beach adjacent to the largest fire circle/trash area. I left a message for Woody of State Parks re: the net, trash, fire circles, shopping cart. Suggested he ask the Beverly Beach park staff to keep an eye on that area and remove the shopping cart. I may go back next week to see if the shopping cart's been removed.Looks like it's gonna be a long summer.No unusual erosion, but erosion continues to occur along unstable sections of the beach bluffs. I saw many more people then I expected to. It was a very low tide (actual low tide was around 7:30am or so and was supposed to be -1.4, perhaps that's why so many people were out relatively early in the morning.
All Mile 224 Reports
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
A dynamic beach observed today, notes re: features seen & photographed noted previously.
malachite
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Sunny & warm day, with more people & dogs then I've seen in years on the beach, probably because of the heat wave in PDX, the Willamette Valley & so much of the US. In addition to walking the mile to do a Coastwatch report, I participated in a Surfrider day after the 4th beach trash pickup.
s hogg
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Low tide at Yaquina Bay was listed as 12:16 pm today, the north jetty & a headland, and probably about 8-10 miles separate YB from the beach at Otter Rock where my mile is located, I don't know how much those factors change (or not) the exact tide level when I stepped onto the beach this morning OR when I left, about noon. Overall a beautiful day on the beach, on my arrival there were probably 23 people (including surfers) on the beach, that number increased to the number I entered.
S hogg
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Very low tide this am, I have no idea what the exact tide level was so I didn't enter a number.
malachite
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Pleasant if chilly walk on the beach.
malachite
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Quite a dynamic winter on this mile, more erosion noted, and a moderate sized slide seen on the mile.
malachite
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Nice day for a walk on the beach, clean beach, saw 6 cyclists (one solo, I think the rest were more or less together), first time I've seen cyclists on this beach, have seen them off & on from the south jetty north to Lucky Gap access.
malachite