Mile 278 Report
Netarts Spit north
August 2, 2016
The beach is as pristine as I have ever seen it.
Report Details
The beach is as pristine as I have ever seen it. There is very little litter and in fact we were not able to fill even one half of a black plastic bag with trash. It is unclear if the trash from four months ago has been washed to sea or if it has been covered up by sand. Besides the absence of litter, the most obvious change since my last visit is the abundance of new sand. I estimate that 3 to 5 feet of new sand has washed ashore since April. Large logs that stuck out from the sand dune in April are now completely buried with new sand. Vegetation is taking hold on the new sand and may stabilize the beach and prevent erosion in the future.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2. Very limited human activity since this section of beach is inaccessible without a boat or without walking 3 miles to get here.
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Carcass was so decomposed it was difficult to ID the species.
Report Images
Andy G
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