Mile 23 - Pistol River SP north, south of Myers Creek - April 21, 2015

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I inspected my Mile 23 at low tide on Tuesday the 21st. I have never been there when the tide was so low , about negative 1.3. The first thing I learned is that the marine gardens there are far more extensive than I ever knew before. Most are rock faces and are surrounded by deep water so are not accessible for close inspection without boots. I did not have boots. There are more than a hundred sea stars evident, and the handful that I could get close to all seem healthy. The diseased ones I could see last year are gone. In the same nearby and approachable area are only healthy sea stars both ochre and red. I was excited at what I saw. This was not a scientifically conducted inspection.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -1.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 1. Other Activities: Mussel gathering. One older gent gathered a few mussels for home use. He had attempted to find razor clams on mile 24 but saw no "shows".

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Red and Ochre seastars are abundant and the few approachable ones are healthy-looking.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. About a dozen clumps of mussels scattered on beach in vicinity of north end monoliths. I have seen this kind of thing before, but it is not very common

Driftline Content

virtually no wrack line

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Bob Harvey

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Mile 23

Pistol River SP north, south of Myers Creek

May 30, 2024

Found the partial remains of a large (6'x6') cylindrical buoy on top of driftwood about 1/3 mile north of Henrys Rock (monolithic HR marks the south end of mile 23. Your reporter called Harris Beach SP who is responsible for cleanup of Pistol River SP which mile 23 is within. The rest of the beach is smooth and litter free.

Bob Harvey