Mile 254 Report
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
September 13, 2009
Human Activities: 11 adults/children with 2 dogs playing in sand.
Report Details
Human Activities: 11 adults/children with 2 dogs playing in sand.Shoreline Wildlife: 4 dead birds (3 common murres and 1 Heermann's gull); 1 dead seal; 1 dead sea lion.Driftline content: Usual things plus kelp uprooted by recent storm and lots of small pieces of charcoal in wrack line.Physical Changes: No new man-made changes observed. High tide line within a few feet of dune face consistent with time of year.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 7. Playing in sand: 4. Wedding on beach the day before; on day of beach walk a crew was taking down the staging that had been used for the wedding.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 3 common murres (2 juvenile, 1 adult) and 1 Heermann's gull.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 2. 1 Seal; 1 Sea lion. Both dead.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Lots of small (2" x 2") pieces of charcoal in wrack line
Natural Changes
High tide line within a few feet of dune face consistent with time of year.
SueGabriel
CoastWatcher
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Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
It was a beautiful day with many people walking, sitting and playing on the beach. Where the significant erosion of dunes occurred last March, two sets of stairs have been built into and down the face of the dunes. I have pictures of both ladders.
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
There has been additional erosion since I reported the significant loss of dunes and trees in March.
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
The north 1/2 mile of 254 was recently eroded to the point that I did not recognize it.
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
see previous box for the most salient observations!
Heidi Heidenreich
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
One cannot help but notice the 120+ large clumps on entangled kelp all along mile 254.
heidenreichh
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
The north half mile of 254 (after the end of the rip rap )has experienced serious erosion.
heidenreichh
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
There is a marked difference between the 1/4 mile of rip rapped beach with its gentle slope and 2' shelf of sand blown against the rocks AND the north 3/4 mile where the dunes are receeding and are eroding in height.
heidenreichh
Mile 254
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
It has been two months since my last observation and, of course, there have been many storms, a great deal of rain and high winds in that time.
heidenreichh