Mile 255 Report
Kiwanda Beach
June 20, 2012
Beach generally clean, some foam pieces, one wooden shipping pallet, picked up two bags of plastic bottles including one Japanese dish washing detergent bottle.
Report Details
Beach generally clean, some foam pieces, one wooden shipping pallet, picked up two bags of plastic bottles including one Japanese dish washing detergent bottle. Several spherical plastic fish net floats at north end of mile. Found a clean 2 x 4 board on sand. Few people on beach, one couple said they walk beach every day to and from post office and pick up trash as they walk home.
Conditions
Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 4.
Concerns
Litter
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. decomposed seal carcass
Driftline Content
Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
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