Mile 224 Report
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
March 23, 2013
This dispatch is a follow up to my most recent mile report.
Report Details
This dispatch is a follow up to my most recent mile report. I reported what I thought might be tsunami debris/invasive species attached to woody debris.I received a response from Chris Havel and from Ryan Parker (both of State Parks) on March 19. Ryan Parker is the beach ranger whose range includes CoastWatch mile 224. Here's Ranger Parker's response: "I patrolled the stretch of beach from Devils Punch Bowl Stairs to Moolack Motel this morning and was unable to find this item pictured in your photo. However the good news is the barnacles pictured are open-ocean pelagic barnacles called Goosenecks. They are found in all regions of the open Pacific and pose no threat to the local environment. They are commonly found on derelict boats, woody items like lumber and driftwood and Styrofoam/plastic marine debris. There has been an increase over the past four months or so in driftwood with such organisms attached, and usually in small quantities. The seagulls and ravens will eat them all off the log pictured in a number of days. These barnacles cannot survive above the water column and will soon die. My apologies for the slow reply, I did receive the message and until the overnight tide that stretch of beach north of Spencer Creek had been blocked by lack of sand accumulation. I was out there at the great 0.8 low tide this morning, Saturday March 16th at 10 a.m. From the stairs to Spencer Creek I found perhaps 11 logs and dimensional lumber with remnants of pelagic Goosenecks on them, 95% had been eaten or rubbed off from tidal forces. OPRD and ODFW field staff very much appreciate your report and advocacy and concern for the ocean shore." For more information on Goosenecks- click below:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepas_anatiferahttp://www.flickr.com/photos... It's a very complete response and I appreciate his taking the time to (1) check out my report; (2) write such a detailed response.For anyone who read my report, if you were like me and didn't know the status (invasive or local) of the photographed barnacles (I thought they were a kind of clam), now you and I know they're pelagic and from this area.
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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
Mile 224
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
Pretty day on the beach, I was on the beach when the tide was going out, my South Beach tide table indicates the low tide in SB was at 9:43 am & 1.
malachite