Mile 239 - Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay - October 15, 2017

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Very pleasant day. Picked up a small amount of trash. Relayed our concerns about the dead sea lions to the ranger but he indicated he may not take any action since it is very expensive to get a large piece of machinery out onto the beach to bury the animal ... and then wave action may expose it again.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 6. Playing in surf: 6.

Other Activities: Counted about 120 people on the Taft side of the Siletz River mouth; also 4 dogs and 2 horses with riders..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Some type of sandpiper or plover; gulls including juveniles. No harbor seals in their usual hang-out at the end of the Salishan Spit but we spotted 30-40 on a sandbar in the middle of Siletz Bay.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2.

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts. Dead sea lion just south of mile 239. There were 3 more further south. Reported to ranger; he did not seem too concerned. Attributed deaths to possibly a virus.

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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