Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
July 5, 2021
The holiday weekend was busy, fireworks, a championship lawn game, Dory fishing, and parking lot full most all day.
Report Details
The holiday weekend was busy, fireworks, a championship lawn game, Dory fishing, and parking lot full most all day. Heavy use. The afternoon was much calmer and the beach cleaned up and dumpster emptied.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 134. Number of dogs: 15. Walking or running: 62. Playing in surf: 7. Playing in sand: 15. Sitting: 30. Tidepooling: 10. Other Activities: RC car driving, kite flying, camp fires (2), bbq.. Fireworks activity was night before and very active. Reported fire in large dumpster about midnight. This morning Surfrider hosted a beach clean up. Very minimal litter was seen
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Apparent violations: On cliff edge and outside of fenced area (3).Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 175.
Notable Wildlife
Brown pelicans (25) in the water just outside of surf zone and flying in lines beyond the surf 3 Western gulls on beach
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). Minimal garbage seen. Morning’s surfrider post fireworks clean up did a good job!
New Development
None
Natural Changes
Drifting sand over boat ramp
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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 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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