Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
March 9, 2024
Wow what a change from last month! State Parking lot is closed for a couple of months while construction on the new parking lot and restroom continues. The tree ( object I show as a measure of sand deposition ) is really getting uncovered! Survey also for COASST, no beached birds or mammals found. The beach access point at the north end of Bob Straub State Park is still unusable for vehicles, due to a massive erosion event and 5 foot sharp edges to the beach.
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Wow what a change from last month! State Parking lot is closed for a couple of months while construction on the new parking lot and restroom continues. The boat ramp and drainage construction work is progressing. The tree ( object I show as a measure of sand deposition ) is really getting uncovered! Sharp edges formed down by the bare wrack and surf zones. The tide coming up to them, so much so, that I had to walk on the dunes in some areas. Amazing difference, water next to the edge of the dunes. Survey also for COASST, no beached birds or mammals found. The beach access point at the north end of Bob Straub State Park is still unusable for vehicles, due to a massive erosion event and 5 foot sharp edges to the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Strong. Tide Level: 14.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 6.
Notable Wildlife
appx. 100 gulls sitting at the surf line in the north part of the mile and about 20 flying.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Wrack line pretty much patchy or missing entirely along the mile. Lots of dead beach grass from foredunes gathered by the edge of the foredunes and wood zones.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Lots and lots of people for 10 am.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : . Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice day at the beach, sand level from the surf zone to high zone slopped gradual along the mile, except at the south end (un even levels due to buried logs, etc).
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or marine mammals found today. Tide was at 2ft.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
One day after a King Tide Nice sunny day at the beach, 47 degrees and calm winds. Grass that was growing between the dunes and high zone completely gone. Normal human activities at the beach . No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice, sunny 48 degrees 5 mph wind from the NE.
Eric Matthews
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice sunny 55 degree day, calm if any winds.
Eric Matthews