Mile 285 - Bayocean Peninsula, Cape Meares community and Lake - 03/22/2025

Report Details

We started with 9 SOLVE volunteers cleaning the beach, and more people came and joined us. By the end of the day we had 14 volunteers, including two kids under 10 and a couple of dogs. A lot of people came up to ask what we were doing and to thank us for cleaning the beach. Someone was sailing a kite. It was cool. My nephew Dion said "this is the best day of my life!" and "I feel so alive!" We all felt that way.

Conditions

Temperature: 44 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 40. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 40. Sitting: 40. Surfing: 4. Other Activities: We started with 9 SOLVE volunteers cleaning the beach, and more people came and joined us. By the end of the day we had 14 volunteers, including two kids under 10 and a couple of dogs. A lot of people came up to ask what we were doing and to thank us for cleaning the beach. Someone was sailing a kite. It was cool. My nephew Dion said "this is the best day of my life!" and "I feel so alive!" We all felt that way..

Concerns

Litter

Apparent violations: There were five needles on the beach in addition to the other marine debris..

Notable Wildlife

Lots of gulls. There were thousands of By-the-Wind-Sailors in the wrackline. There were tons of mussels, polychaetas, and pelagic barnacles on buoys that had washed ashore.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

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Driftline Content

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