Mile 233 Report
Boiler Bay, Rabbit Rock, Fogarty Creek SP
June 24, 2010
"Emergency" riprap below Surfrider Motel still in place.
Report Details
"Emergency" riprap below Surfrider Motel still in place. Upper layer of bluff being eroded by wave erosion and groundwater. Illegal camping reported to State Parks.
Human Activities
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.
Concerns
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Small pieces of seaweed in wide wrack line
Beached Birds
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.
Driftline Content
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
Man-made Modifications
New riprap or shoreline protection structures. "Emergency" riprap below Surfrider Motel, placed in mid-Feb., 2010
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. Upper layer of solid bluff being eroded by wave erosion, groundwater run-off
Actions & Comments
yes, as noted in appropriate section
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