Mile 297 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
December 12, 2020
The beach is very flat now with almost none of the large wood close to the dunes visable.
Report Details
The beach is very flat now with almost none of the large wood close to the dunes visable. This is a king tide day and the water left kelp wrack high on the beach while there is no wrack on the low water line. Nine people and two dogs were seen walking in the somewhat blustery sunny weather. Clouds were approaching for evening rain. No bird carcasses were found, and no disturbances of the beach. Only one small flock of shorebirds was seen. A sign indicated there was just spraying of herbacide to remove invasive grasses before european beach grass would be reintroduced in the dune area at the south end of this mile.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SE.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 9.
Vehicles
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. Kelp in the high king tide line.
Man-made Modifications
Beachgrass planting or removal. A sign is up indicating there is planting of beach grass at the south end of this mile.
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