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).
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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.
Nancy Newman
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
As stated above, notable wildlife on the estuary side of the sand spit included 2 herons, 1 harbor seal and many small (approx.
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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 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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