Mile 237 Report
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
January 28, 2011
Nice, quiet day.
Report Details
Nice, quiet day. No one else on the beach for miles in either direction. Very windy. I don't see any major problems but this was my first walk so I don't have anything to compare the conditions to. One house, that appears to be uninhabited, is in desperate need of riprap (photo attached). Another two houses have a joint notice/permit posted for a riprap project to take place in late February (photo attached). A great mile to walk!
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Super quiet, no one else on beach.
Notable Wildlife
Sea gulls, sandpipers
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 dead bird, black/white feathers, common murre(?)
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
1 dead fish, gray, about 12 inches long
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
New riprap or shoreline protection structures. permit posted for new riprap project
Actions & Comments
No, this was my first CoastWatch walk. I took some photographs to use for comparison on future walks.


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Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
I couldn't do my mile because of the tide and accompanying intrusion due to relentless rip-rapping revetments.
Barry mile 237
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