Mile 242 Report
Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake
July 15, 2009
A hazy/foggy day with a cold, stiff breeze from the north.
Report Details
A hazy/foggy day with a cold, stiff breeze from the north. Cool enough with the wind to make my hooded ears hurt. An unusual amount of washed up mussels on the beach. Literally thousands of them perhaps as many as 10,000 -- normally there might be three or four in this stretch. The highest concentration of mussels was just south of 15th Street (within 1/3 mile)with the next highest concentration just north of Canyon Drive (within 1/4 mile). Also, there was more beach junk from shoes to broken plastic chairs to socks to aluminum cans and plastic bottles. Plus there were still traces of firework trash from the 4th of July. Generally this was the trashiest I ever seen mile 242. Between Canyon Drive and D River, there was a small amount of small sea weed which I had never observed before. Can't tell about between D River and 15th Street since my attention was drawn to the large concentration of mussels.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 81. Playing in surf: 16. Playing in sand: 12. Sitting: 32. Photography: 1. Other Activities: kite flying-3.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 57. RVs/Buses parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 5.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. One small shore bird of some kind
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Thousands of mussels --- perhaps up to 10,000
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).
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