Mile 247 Report
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
July 19, 2023
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.
Report Details
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. We noted high concentrations of microplastics in the tide line. We saw 1 dead seagull. We noted a high concentration of what we suspect were ligia oceanica AKA beach cockroaches at the south end of the mile near the rocky habitat. We observed gooseneck barnicles, mussels, sea snails, crabs, ochre sea stars, a lemon dorid nudebranch, mole crabs and a high concentration of leather chitens in the rocky habitat. The team noted ling cod spawn in the tide pools at the south end of the mile as well. There was not a high concentration of debris for this survey but a MDMAP survey was conducted. There was evidence of several beach bonfires. The team observed a flock of approximatly 10 California Brown Pelicans.
Conditions
Temperature: 61 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 11. Walking or running: 11. Sitting: 1. Photography: 3. Tidepooling: 3.
Notable Wildlife
The team noted a high concentration of isopod esque creatures (we suspect they were ligia oceanica AKA beach cockroaches) at the rocky area at the south end of Mile 247. The team also noted a high concentration of molted mole crab shells.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).
a dead seagull
bonfire evidence
Mile 247 view
Bonfire evidence
Beach debris removed from Mile 247
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
A survey team of Sitka Center staff and residency program participants (Jake, Nancy, Sharita and GraySea) accessed Mile 247 - Salmon River Spit by crossing the Salmon River Estuary via kayak and paddleboard.
Sitka Center
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
A survey team of Sitka Center staff and local volunteers (GraySea, Jake, Nancy, Laurie and Bill) accessed the sand spit via kayak and canoe. The survey team accessed the south side of the 'keyhole' area in the rocky intertidal habitat (southernmost portion of Mile 247) and conducted a 15 minute timed count of ochre sea stars to submit to the MARINe program.
Sitka Team and Community Members
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
A survey team of Sitka Center staff and local volunteers (Chris, Nancy, Lilly and Melissa) accessed the sand spit via kayak and canoe.
Sitka Center Team and Community Members
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Trash and dead seal
Joan Mahler
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
A survey team of two Sitka Center team members, Jake and Nancy, accessed Mile 247 - Salmon River Spit by crossing the Salmon River Estuary via kayak and paddleboard. During this survey, the survey team was able to access the inner area of the rocky habitat and do a 15 minute timed sea star count in the two sea star monitoring sites. As the survey team walked back north noteable debris included a large tangle of ships rope, noteable wrack line content included a high concentration of giant mole crab casings/moults and small pieces of hard plastics.
Nancy Newman
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Survey participants accessed Mile 247 - Salmon River spit via kayaking/paddle boarding across the Salmon River Estuary.
Mile 247 - Salmon River Spit
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.
Nancy Newman
