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The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south. Having spent time reviewing academic articles and research done on the repercussions of altering the natural shoreline, I'm convinced that what we're seeing here is a direct result of man-made efforts to try and change nature. Those efforts and alterations have impacted neighboring bluffs, shoreline and the littoral cells just offshore as these photos show.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 2. Sitting: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Few birds; but two magnificent bald eagles flying above us on the beach!

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Lots of Velella Velella on the beach today...(small blue jellyfish with sails).

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal, New riprap or shoreline protection structures. This is the most critical change on my mile. Over the last two months there has been a dramatic shift in the erosion along a 400+ foot stretch of foredune and the 'wrap-around' portion of recent revetment installed last year. I am (as I mentioned in my last post,) saddened that I can no longer walk my mile south to north due to the changing landscape of the actual beach-- even at low tide like today. There have been many minus tides that I've attempted to head north and report on this mile, but have been forced to turn around because the waves are crashing on the installed shoreline armor rocks. The pictures you see here show the dramatic creation of an embayment south of the recent installation; hopefully the sand budget will see a way to return much of what was lost. One of the other factors this particular spot presents is the destruction of a 'roadway' or 'ramp' that had been used over the last couple of years to access revetment repair and installations approved by OPRD. The community (Salishan) has obtained at least one emergency permit recently to build a temporary breakwater in an attempt to soften the wave action eroding the end of a small lane that accesses some homes.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping.

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Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

May 25, 2024

Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today.

237watcher

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

May 2, 2024

Beautiful day.

237 coastwatcher

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

March 12, 2024

The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south.

Barry Howarth

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

January 16, 2024

The most heartbreaking part of my mile report today is that I couldn't even walk my entire mile due to shifting sand and the subsequent tide (even though I did this at low tide,) preventing a safe northward walk. I have been walking on this stretch of beach since the early seventies and never-- even five or ten years ago, would you not had adequate distance to walk the beach from the surf to the foredune. I provided on pic looking north on my mile from the top of a revetment that was installed a few years ago, that's the only way I could get a glimpse of it safely.

Barry Howarth

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

December 21, 2023

A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast!

Barry Howarth

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

November 16, 2023

Beautiful day for the mile report walk.

237 Watcher

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

October 21, 2023

I learned that two shore structures (stairs built on top of rip-rap) were heavily damaged during a recent storm/tide condition earlier this month.

237 Watcher

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

September 7, 2023

A beautiful day at mile 237 again!

237 Watcher