Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
June 26, 2023
Beach was cleaner than observered previously - paper and plastic most prevalent however.
Report Details
Beach was cleaner than observered previously - paper and plastic most prevalent however. Some unfortunate grafitti on seawall. Lucky to see lots of bird activity - bald eagle, comorants, brown pelicans plus the usual gulls and ravens.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 76. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 70. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 4. Other Activities: 4 kite flyers. evidence of fat tire bikes enjoying the beach
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: walker not picking up after dog.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 41.
Notable Wildlife
1 Bald eagle, 7 brown pelicans, cormorants, few gulls and ravens.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
many crabs and 2 isopods (? - please see pic)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). paper and plastic most visible. clothing, food & pet waste. picked up bagful of litter.
New Development
first review - will watch for changes
Natural Changes
first review - will watch for changes
Graffiti
looking north
isopod? mole crab?
looking south
Report Images
LisaBC
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Beautiful warm day - not crowded.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Was a dreary day, but active with the low tide.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.
LisaBC
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Just wanted to say there have been a lot of brown pelicans this season, more than I've ever seen, and I'm wondering if they will stay for the winter?
TerryH
