Mile 263 Report
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
October 29, 2017
Report Details
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 4. Other Activities: 4. County vehicle drove up and down.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 5. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 8.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of jelly fish pieces washed up along high-tide line.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
New Development
Drainage pipes. not new
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs.
Actions & Comments
I took a group of people and we did a beach clean-up. Picked up a lot of garbage and after my mile we went over to Cape Kiwanda and cleaned about 3 miles of that beach as well. There were alot more dead birds in my mile at tierra del mar.
emrae2887
CoastWatcher
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Mile 263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
Beautiful, warm, sunny day with lots of people (for this beach) enjoying it.
Linda Fink
Mile 263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
3 drivers in trucks doing donuts in the sand.
ShelbyG
Mile 263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
Nothing out of the ordinary for a sunny weekday afternoon.
connierbruce
Mile 263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
Over the past year (reports intended each time) we have walked and observed this and miles to north and south many times.
connierbruce
Mile 263
Cape Kiwanda State Park north end
December report: joyriders driving up bluffs.
olsonko
