Mile 280 - North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside - July 2, 2018

Report Details

8 people on the beach. Large piece of driftwood smoldering from a fire that had not been properly extinguished. Monday morning observing the remnants of human activity over the weekend. Besides the smoldering driftwood, there was some litter (water bottle, Styrofoam cup, paper), and a couple of new driftwood forts. Noticed that a lot of sand has been scoured out. There is a long sand shelf and several rock beds visible.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.2 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 8. Monday morning observing the remnants of human activity over the weekend. Besides the smoldering driftwood, there was some litter (water bottle, Styrofoam cup, paper), and a couple of new driftwood forts. Noticed that a lot of sand has been scoured out. There is a long sand shelf and several rock beds visible.

Concerns

Fire

Apparent violations: Large piece of driftwood smoldering from a fire that had not been properly extinguished..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.