Mile 240 Report
Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
October 2, 2021
Report Details
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 151. Number of dogs: 14. Walking or running: 26. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 19. Sitting: 20. Photography: 5. Tidepooling: 3. Fishing: 21.
Concerns
Apparent violations: No apparent violations..
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Common Murre
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
New Development
None
Man-made Modifications
None
Natural Changes
None
Actions & Comments
Minimal litter, especially considering this is a high traffic area. We picked up what we saw and we saw two other people out picking up litter.
mulholland
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
It was a beautiful sunny day but suspect the very strong wind reduced the number of visitors.
SCOTT TURKLE
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
Nice spring weather and a zero tide brought out a lot of visitors to the beach.
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The minus tide after a King Tide with fairly good weather brought a lot of visitors out to the beach!
SCOTT TURKLE
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
The high tide had peaked on this king tide day and was going into a negative tide.
SCOTT TURKLE
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
32 people fishing; 15 enjoying the beach; 4 dogs
Jane Mulholland
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
The day started very foggy but cleared up into a beautiful day and a lot of people were enjoying being on the beach.
SCOTT TURKLE
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
A large track hoe was digging in the beach, dune and beach access road at the northwest end of SW Anchor Court.
Scott Turkle
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Taft, Nelscott south, Baldy Creek
Nothing unusual or concerning noted.
Jane Mulholland