Mile 296 Report
South end Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
November 10, 2018
A sunny weekend day at the beach, loads of people, SOLV cleanup in September, beach extremely clean.
Report Details
A sunny weekend day at the beach, loads of people, SOLV cleanup in September, beach extremely clean.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N.
Human Activities
Number of people: 32. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 28. Sitting: 2. Tidepooling: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10.
Notable Wildlife
Hundreds of sandpipers: so fun to watch; many crab parts
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Very clean beach. New development activities on State Park.
Coopersmith
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Mile 296
South end Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
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