Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - 05/25/2024 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

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Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today. As instructed by the Oregon Shores CoastWatch Coordinator, I was on the lookout for any stranded/oiled birds or evidence of shoreline oil or tar. Thankfully, neither were observed and my walk was pretty uneventful. I did see a beached piece of decking or stairway (my guess) stuck in the surf that's been there for a couple of weeks. The ongoing shore armoring and some noted erosion in a few spots is all I really have to report. The sun would occasionally peak through the clouds and warm up the beach making for a nice walk altogether!

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.1 feet.

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Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

May 25, 2024

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

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Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

May 2, 2024

Beautiful day.

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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