Mile 247 Report
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
June 13, 2020
Mile 247, at the Salmon River Estuary, continues to be a very clean and pristine beach, likely owing to its remote location.
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Mile 247, at the Salmon River Estuary, continues to be a very clean and pristine beach, likely owing to its remote location. One difference on this inspection was the total lack of dead seabirds, which we had documented previously. There were also very few live birds, perhaps due to bald eagles that live near the mouth of the Salmon River.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Walking or running: 6.
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), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). We found and removed a bag of trash including pieces of nylon rope. We also found a large, probably 55 gallon, drum with a long rope attached that we were not able to remove, but Camp Westwind employee said he would remove it with a maintenance vehicle.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. It is difficult to know how much of the landslide areas on the southern portion of the beach are new. Much of the slide area is long-standing and does advance over time.
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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.
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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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South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
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