Mile 296 Report
South end Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
January 1, 2008
Winter storms brought usual mass of driftwood + logs up to dune grass.
Report Details
Winter storms brought usual mass of driftwood + logs up to dune grass. Lots on jetty, too.Collected 3 gallon-sized chunks of white styrofoam. Sure wish styro. could be recycled: worst man-made hazard to marine life, + lasts indefinitely. Saw red fishing float + blue marine rope tangled in tree stump + yellow plastic pallet: too big to collect on foot.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 1.
Driftline Content
Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
Winter storms brought usual mass of driftwood + logs up to dune grass. Lots on jetty, too.Collected 3 gallon-sized chunks of white styrofoam. Sure wish styro. could be recycled: worst man-made hazard to marine life, + lasts indefinitely. Saw red fishing float + blue marine rope tangled in tree stump + yellow plastic pallet: too big to collect on foot.
Coopersmith
CoastWatcher
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