Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - September 7, 2023

Report Details

A beautiful day at mile 237 again! Aside from the ongoing armoring and some pelicans having lunchh in the surf, nothing new to report.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Pelicans in the surf, a few gulls.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal, Beachgrass planting or removal, Sand removal, New riprap or shoreline protection structures. Ongoing armoring at the north end of 237...a new rip-rap project for a single property that was not completed last year just south of 237. The vehicles need to traverse about a 1/2 mile from the access point to reach this new project. Makes the beach look like a construction site with all the deep tracks.

Natural Changes

Evidence of wave overtopping.

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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