Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - July 8, 2017

Report Details

We live enarby and have walked this mile ar least once a month since the first week of January 2017. However, this is the first time we have taken the time to do the note taking and make an official report.

Conditions

Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 23. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 16. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 2. There were tracks of an off road type vehicle. Perhaps from one of the beach rangers.

Notable Wildlife

Saw at least two whales, perhaps more. Close to shore only about 100-200 yards out. Just beyond where the swells build prior to breaking.

Beached Birds

n/a

Stranded Marine Mammals

n/a

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

1 odd looking fish, perhaps 18" . Mostly skeletal but in tact. Perhaps a true cod type of fish.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Considering this was a few days after the 4th of July the beach was relatively clean. Only small amounts of debris found mostly where campfires had been or driftwood structures existed. Only found a couple remnants of fireworks.

New Development

Steps down bluff. Someone had placed and anchored an aluminum ladder up bank to a private home with a no trespassing sign. This is about 1/4 mile N of the beginning of mile 237.

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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