Mile 290 Report
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
February 6, 2022
This report contains observations of Pine Beach Loop and the north and central sections of Camp Magruder, as I pass those on the way to Mile 290 and have been monitoring and submitting info on PBL activity for OSCC.
Report Details
This report contains observations of Pine Beach Loop and the north and central sections of Camp Magruder, as I pass those on the way to Mile 290 and have been monitoring and submitting info on PBL activity for OSCC.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 40. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 19. Playing in sand: 17. Sitting: 6. Cars/trucks parked at Barview Jetty.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal, Beachgrass planting or removal, New riprap or shoreline protection structures. New beach grass planting and significant erosion at Pine Beach revetment installation, bluffs have increased from 6 ft to 10-12 ft.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. 30+ trees down at Magruder beach front, many more at the edge or about to fall. Bluffs have eroded considerably during recent weeks and height has increased from 6 ft to 12 ft. Large logs pushed 30 ft up inclined paths.
Location of image captured along the central section of Camp Magruder beachfront, illustrating significant recent erosion.
Report Images
BerrieC
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All Mile 290 Reports
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
I was out of town so didn’t walk the beach for a couple of weeks.
Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Healthy sea stars on the Barview Jetty
Steven Prom
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Supplement to earlier dispatches concerning eelgrass.
Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Over a week, I observed a large number of partial and whole dead sea nettles and other jellyfish on the beach.
CHRIS BERRIE
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Supplemental dispatch concerning at least five dead jellyfish on beach.
Chris Berrie
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
This is an update to my prior submission about eelgrass.
CHRIS BERRIE
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Appears to be the dead harbor seal reported on July 28, which was also reported to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network.
Steven Prom
Mile 290
Barview Jetty County Park, Camp Magruder south
Dead harbor seal 0.
Steven Prom