Report Details

Driving on beach dangerously fast & using pickup to load driftwood. Six large illegal fires very close to dunegrass & shrubs. More litter than ever; broken glass bottles in cave. Bright orange effluent spewing from pipe, eroding bank. Tourists from Montana were aghast at cars, litter & drainage. Bank erosion continues apace - trees down.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.

Human Activities

Number of people: 11. Walking or running: 4. Other Activities: 7 driving. DEEP ruts from pickup, chainsawing & loading driftwood. A teen jalopy driver speeding & fishtailing close to water. This on a WEDNESDAY afternoon -- it's getting worse!

Concerns

Driftwood removal, Fire, Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 7.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. 1 gull

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Lots of crab carcasses

Driftline Content

Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces. Chainsaw debris. More litter than ever: 8 glass bottles, 5 cans, 4 plastic bottles

New Development

Drainage pipes.

Natural Changes

Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls.

Actions & Comments

Driving on beach dangerously fast & using pickup to load driftwood. Six large illegal fires very close to dunegrass & shrubs. More litter than ever; broken glass bottles in cave. Bright orange effluent spewing from pipe, eroding bank. Tourists from Montana were aghast at cars, litter & drainage. Bank erosion continues apace - trees down.

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