Mile 255 Report
Kiwanda Beach
March 23, 2012
First visit to this mile.
Report Details
First visit to this mile. Met Sue who has observed mile 254 for many years and walked with her as she gave us much useful information.Very pleasant, sunny day on beach. Saw 3 beachcombers, two women with two small children enjoying running into the water, and one surf casting fisherman. Relatively small amount of man-made debris on shore, a few glass and plastic bottles, some Styrofoam (two deteriorated fishing floats about 20 inches long,the rest small pieces). Very few birds seen along water line, no dead birds.No baseline to tell if there have been any changes man-made or natural.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. Playing in surf: 2. Sitting: 2. Fishing: 1. Some signs of objects being dragged down dune face about 600 feet into mile.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
First time in this section, so not able to judge if changes have occurred.
bballentine
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