Mile 247 Report
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
August 2, 2023
The group of 6 survey participants consisted of Sitka Center & CoastWatch staff, and community members.
Report Details
The group of 6 survey participants consisted of Sitka Center & CoastWatch staff, and community members. The group observed many species in the rocky intertidal area including sea stars. A sea star observation was conducted using materials/protocol provided by UC Santa Cruz. There was an extrememly low tide which created a lot of sand displacment on the beach. The caves in the rocky intertidal area were more accessable than during the most recent CoastWatch survey conducted by Sitka team members.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 12. Playing in surf: 12. Photography: 6. Tidepooling: 12. Kayaking: 6. Other Activities: 6 people conducted a 15 minute timed, sea star observation survey using protocol sheets provided by UC Santa Cruz..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
We observed seagulls, lemon dorid nudibranchs, giant green anemones, gooseneck barnacles, giant acorn barnacles, thatched barnacles, mussels, chitens, ochre sea stars, one mottled sea star, kelp, a large red and brown bug (approx. 2.5 inches by 1.5 inches) we could not identify that moved like a grasshopper.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
We observed one, small dead fish in the wrack line towards the south end (ocean side) of Mile 247, near the rocky intertidal area.
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Sitka Center team member Nancy and Sitka Center artists in residence Evan, Rose, Katrina, Tim, Maria and M accessed the site via kayak.
Nancy Newman
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Sitka Team members and Sitka Center artists in residence accessed Mile 247 via kayak, walked south taking observations of the beach mile and met Camp Westwind Team members near Mile 247's rocky habitat.
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology team members Nancy and Alison conducted this CoastWatch survey.
Nancy Newman
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
During this survey there were no visible Ochre Sea Stars in the rocky habitat at the south end of Mile 247.
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
The group of 6 survey participants consisted of Sitka Center & CoastWatch staff, and community members.
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
The site was accessed by kayak and the survey team walked around the north end of the sand spit to the ocean side of the monitored mile.
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