Mile 239 - Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay - February 14, 2008

Report Details

Beautiful sunny day! Not too many folks on beach. A couple of folks had their two Golden retrievers off-leash near the north end of spit...hopefully they avoided the haul-out area of the Harbor seals. The dead Holstein cow has been put to rest...it looks like the state came out today and buried her. Other than the usual trash collection, rather uneventful today.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Activities

Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 3. Tidepooling: 3.

Concerns

Driftwood removal

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. Western grebes.

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Shafer

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Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

November 30, 2025

Our mile has become very hard to get to, as most of the beach accesses in the Salishan community have been eroded by a combination of king tides and winter storms.

Linda Reid

Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

September 1, 2025

The marine layer stayed offshore while we were walking our mile so it turned out to be a nice day.

Linda & Clyde Reid

Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

August 10, 2025

This dispatch covers the entire spit - miles 237, 238, 239 There were no remarkable events: people, nature, trash, marine life It was just a wonderful walk to the tippy end of the spit, where a crowd of lounging dudes greeted us. We walked out three miles on the ocean side and walked back through the neighborhood, which borders the bay side.

Marney