June 24, 2010

Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. Sitting: 5. Riprap below Surfrider is still in place under an emergency permit. No regular permit application has been filed even though the emergency permit was granted in February. I thought that there was a requirement to apply for a regular permit within a certain timeframe, but don't see it in the OARs or ORS.

Apparent violations: Illegal camping above beach on private property adjacent to State Park property; reported to State Parks, Central Lincoln PUD that punched in an access road. They had a barrier for awhile but it was pushed out of the way. Severe rutting, loss of native vegetation..

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Small pieces of seaweed in wide wrack line

Saw the remains of a bird carcass on beach-- presumed killed by the pair of bald eagles commonly perching on a tree on the south side of the creek near the highway.

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Lots of plastic debris this year; mostly water bottles and pieces of water bottles

New riprap or shoreline protection structures. "Emergency" riprap below Surfrider Motel, placed in mid-Feb., 2010

Visible retreat of solid bluff. Upper layer of solid bluff being eroded by wave erosion, groundwater run-off

yes, as noted in appropriate section