Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
February 11, 2020
A lightly travelled beach today with less than 20 people and 5 dogs.
Report Details
A lightly travelled beach today with less than 20 people and 5 dogs. Lots of debris left at the high tide line mostly due to the recent King Tides. Besides the logs, tree branches and other wooden debris, found lots of plastic rope, chunks of styrofoam, and plastic bottles that were obviously at sea for many months or years. Gathered 1 1/2 garbage bags of trash, including a personal best 3 tooth brushes...go figure! Noted some minor sand and vegitation erosion along the bank.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 19. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 18. Sitting: 1.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
20-30 seagulls gathered near the wayside
Driftline Content
Small rocks, 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.).
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Evidence of wave overtopping.
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