Mile 260 Report
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
February 15, 2010
It appears that mile 260 is stable and does have continued human activities - There had been vehicles driving on the beach in the authorized area.
Report Details
It appears that mile 260 is stable and does have continued human activities - There had been vehicles driving on the beach in the authorized area. Had multiple tire tracks of vehicles and had one active pickup driving on the beach. Saw no destruction or damage done by humans or nature.
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 4. Other Activities: Enjoying the beach. It was a nice cool day - people were enjoying the day and the weather - it appeared tide was mid-tide - saw now unusual activities - saw no dead birds or other marine animal. There didn't appear to be any destruction of the beach or shore.
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Notable Wildlife
There was some, but not a lot of shore birds. No large birds flew by -
Beached Birds
None
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
none
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Dunes varied greatly from 15 feet tall to 30 feet tall.
Kelly Carmody
Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Mile 260 (Kiwanda Beach) hasn't been surveyed for CoastWatchers or COASST since 2015.
MatthewsE
Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
The warm weather made this section of beach a joy for the people out enjoying this October day.
BeachcomberJim
Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Nice day to walk beach - only problem was the softness of sand - made it extra difficult to walk - the surf had a yellow green color and surf line/foam was green like the words in coastwatch - didn't look healthy - dogs and humans having fun - causing no problems - lacking drift wood,kelp or much of anything on shore line - no shells or rocks to explore - at North end multitude of people on beach, surf - busy day on North End - Lack of wild life - no birds flying over - none on shore line or in ocean -
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Cloudy day - some initial rain around 11:00 am - not windy with nice temperature to walk the beach.
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
It appears that mile 260 is stable and does have continued human activities - There had been vehicles driving on the beach in the authorized area.
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
It was a nice cloudy day with a good wind from the South of about 15-20 miles/hr.
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Mile 260
Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River
Heavy human use (65 people, 7 dogs) on Friday before Memorial Day.
J.M. Trunkey