Mile 237 Report
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
December 21, 2023
A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast!
Report Details
A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast! My walk today affirmed how important it is we protect and leave the coastline as we found it. Truly, a perfect opportunity to '...Leave No Trace...!'
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Other Activities: No one (except a few gulls) showed up for my mile walk today!.
Notable Wildlife
A few gulls flying around and fishing in the surf... thats's it!
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells.
New Development
Continued shore armoring ongoing at the north end of my mile...
Man-made Modifications
Beachgrass planting or removal, New riprap or shoreline protection structures.
Report Images
Barry Howarth
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Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Wonderful morning to do this mile! I returned at high tide (7.
237 watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today.
237watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
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
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
A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast!
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful day for the mile report walk.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
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.
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