Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - June 21, 2014

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Beautiful end of spring, beginning of summer day. Large numbers of vehicles parked but few people seen on beach or walking on trails. Apparently quite a few people are camping on Bayocean Spit even though No Camping signs are posted. There appears to be some movement of European Beach Grass further down from the fore dunes into the dry sand area. The beach was very clean with little debris: very light litter, old, scattered pieces of driftwood, a couple of bottles. No evidence of tsunami debris. I will contact Tillamook County and ask about enforcement of no camping regulations on the spit.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Other Activities: Bicycle riding. Beyond the 42 cars, SUV's, vans, and light trucks, there were 2 trucks with horse trailers and 2 John Deere construction excavators. This was the largest number of vehicles I have ever seen in the 18 years I've been monitoring this mile. Also, there were 32 vehicles still parked at 8:30pm; this in an area where No Camping signs are posted. I saw two occupied campsites, heard voices from another one, and am reasonably sure that most of the vehicles belonged to campers as there were only four other people on the beach (mile 287) and no one else walking around. Apparently the no camping rules on Bayocean Spit are not enforced.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 42.

Notable Wildlife

Nothing unusual: along beach, 19 Western or Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid Gulls, juveniles and adults, 9 Brown Pelicans feeding over the water, 1 Caspian Tern, and 6 Barn Swallows.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Some evidence of European Beach Grass creeping further onto sandy beach area.

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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