Mile 254 Report
Kiwanda Beach, Neskowin Crest
September 18, 2011
Human Activities: For a somewhat drippy day there were more people than usual out on the beach--19 and 2 dogs.
Report Details
Human Activities: For a somewhat drippy day there were more people than usual out on the beach--19 and 2 dogs. Tire tracks of an ATV but did not see the offending vehicle.Shoreline Wildlife: Usual small rocks, shell casings, pieces of wood in the wrack line. Three dead birds, one of which was pretty fresh and being thoroughly enjoyed by a beautiful pair of ravens. Only one small jelly fish.Physical Changes: No new man-made changes to the beach or dunes.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 15. Playing in surf: 2. No active beach fires, but several remains of fires that seemed closer to dune face than is allowed. (I think fires are supposed to be closer to the water line.) Did see 2 sets of ATV tracks on beach but no ATVs.
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
One Western seagull was having a rest on a shelf of sand near the water; a few other gulls were flying about and one was dining on a crab. Wrack of most recent high tide contained lots of small piles of various kinds of seaweed. Saw one jelly fish.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. Two beautiful big ravens dined enthusiastically on a recently expired bird, perhaps a Northern Fulmar though the neck had been pulled up over the head and the body completely denuded of feathers so it was hard to tell. There were two other birds with COASST tags on them, a Sooty Shearwater and a Western Gull.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Beach was very clean; SOLV cleanup was the day before.
Actions & Comments
No action needed.
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