Mile 247 Report
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
March 4, 2020
Another calm day on a beautiful beach.
Report Details
Another calm day on a beautiful beach. Aside from pieces of plastic, an ever present problem on many Oregon beaches, no reason to be concerned about the beach at Mile 247.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: 0.7 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1.
Other Activities: Only other human activity were the two CoastWatchers, surveying their mile.. Mile 247 usually has very little human activity. Today was no exception. Until near the end of the survey, no humans were seen. Then, one sole human walked onto the scene..
Concerns
Apparent violations: None..
Notable Wildlife
Harbor seals were again seen along the Salmon River.
Wrackline Content
Shells, Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Syrofoam floats.
New Development
Nothing new to report.
Man-made Modifications
Nothing new to report.
Natural Changes
At two points, sans had eroded in a pattern suggesting erosion from streams on adjacent banks. No reason for concern.
Natural erosion
Harbor seals
Gooseneck barnacles
Mile 247 looking north
Report Images
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
New/newish landslides, trash/debris and dead pelican
Joan Mahler
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Six survey participants (Sitka Center team, Residency Program participants and community members) accessed Mile 247 via kayaking across the Salmon River Estuary, walked the length of the beach mile observing and noting as they walked. Notes on Community Science Projects: -Ochre sea stars were observed from a distance in the outer area of the rocky habitat. -An MDMAP survey was not conducted during this excursion due to a lack of debris in Mile 247's marine debris monitoring area.
Sitka Center
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Overall, the beach was gorgeous and appeared to be swept clean by recent high tides.
Joan Mahler
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