Mile 243 Report
Wecoma Beach, Lincoln City
March 31, 2024
Beautiful sunny Spring Break morning.
Report Details
Beautiful sunny Spring Break morning. Beach was very broad at low tide, and clean with minimal trash, driftwood, or sealife remains. Families out enjoying the beach, walking dogs, tide pooling, flying kites, playing in the sand. More and more people as morning progressed. One area of sand washout, leaving boulders and rocks the width of the beach. One marbled godwit feeding at the shoreline around NW 16th Ave.
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 0.85 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 107. Number of dogs: 13. Walking or running: 49. Sitting: 11. Tidepooling: 13. Other Activities: Playing in surf 3 Playing in sand 13 Rockhunting 10 Flying kites 8.
Concerns
People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas
Apparent violations: One pickup south of allowed vehicle area at NW 15th St entrance (photos).Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 16. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Notable Wildlife
One small collection of velella velella remains at NW 34th St entrance (photo). Otherwise only a few solo sails seen elsewhere. No living or dead mammals, fish, or invertebrates seen. Very few seagulls. One marbled godwit (photos).
Driftline Content
Small rocks. Very clean, a little foam, not much at all in wrack line (photo).
Man-made Modifications
Graffiti at NW 21st St entry remains basically whitewashed (photo).
Natural Changes
No sand today in front of Surf Tides resort (~NW 30th St). Large flat platforms of stone and some small rocks interspersed made for a moonscape appearance (photo).
Report Images
Patty Gardner
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