Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - February 24, 2015

Report Details

Mid-winter day that seemed like spring. No people seen, a few birds, and the beach was, as usual, pretty clean. But there was a little more garbage than usual and there were several piles of debris that have clearly been carefully collected and piled up in a way to keep the debris from scattering until pick up. The problem is, who picks it up? One of the piles has possibly been there for at least four plus months. The pictures document the work and try to identify the locations. I will follow up and contact Tillamook County and SOLVE to see if anyone can pick this stuff up. Otherwise it was a pleasant walk and bike ride as I rode north on the bay road and walked the bike back on the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 46 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.3 feet.

Human Activities

Saw a number of piles of collected debris neatly placed where they could be picked up. Unfortunately it doesn't appear that anyone is picking them up. One of the piles was in bad shape as it was in the same place as it was in October of 2014 and no one had yet picked it up. See photos for examples of debris piles.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

Birds seen on the beach: 2 Common Ravens, 14 Am. Crows picking at the dead remains of what looked like a seal; 1 Western Gull plus several Western-Glaucous-winged Gulls flying over; one Bald Eagle flyover. On the Bay side, I saw Surf and Black Scoters, Bufflehead, Eared Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Common Loon, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Ruddy Duck, am. Wigeon, Gadwall, and Northern Pintail.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Actions & Comments

I am going to contact SOLVE and Tillamook County to find out if anyone can pick up the many debris piles on miles 287 and 288.

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YaakovM

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Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

March 14, 2024

It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.

Karen Schank