Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
September 25, 2021
Busy busy day at the cape.
Report Details
Busy busy day at the cape. 500 cars parked is just a number, lot was full people circling for a spot. We saw three wedding parties and one engagement party. Many walkers, surfers and sitters present. Minor garbage, plastic toys and cigarette butts main garbage seen.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 7.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 250. Number of dogs: 18. Walking or running: 150. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 14. Sitting: 45. Tidepooling: 8. Surfing: 30. Other Activities: Playing volleyball, tenting, e bikes. Plenty of visitors today. Cloudy and cool, big surf, high tide, little exposed shoreline. Felt more like winter shore than fall except wedding parties in restaurant, and lots of visitors
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks, People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas
Apparent violations: Many people ((40 at least) beyond fencing near cliff edges, including a formal wedding proposal with camera crew and 13 attendees above the western cliff edge..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 500. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Common murre
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. A emancipated deer was seen on outer part of cape, standing, then laying down. Not walking.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).
Actions & Comments
Boat ramp is being eroded by wave action causing vehicles to exit ramp much earlier. There is little exposed beach so that dory landing at high tide is challeng for boaters.
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Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
The beach looked great as far as litter, and erosion.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Wonderful sunny day 65. degrees. New construction in the State parking lot at the north end of the mile. Found 1 beached (dead) bird; a Brown Pelican in the high bare zone, middle of the Mile.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
A rather nice day, 55 degrees, clouds and no wind.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
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.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
A lot of winter damage to the foredunes noted. Construction workers working on the new boat ramp and replacing and relocating some drainage pipes. Photos showing bulldozer shift sand by residence. 1 dory and 3 fishermen getting picked up
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Weather: Cloudy and Wintery, High tide today 3.
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