April 23, 2018

Temperature: 72 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Number of people: 61. Number of dogs: 11. Walking or running: 31. Playing in surf: 7. Playing in sand: 15. Sitting: 7. Tidepooling: 1. Other Activities: Groups of people were playing ball and picnicking. This was the spring break for some schools..

Litter

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Total dead birds: 1. Enganglement: 1.

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Stream modification. People were placing logs in and across the stream in order to cross it. There is a house on 6th street that has the back deck, sauna, and BBQ pit sliding down the dune due to dune erosion.

Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune.