Mile 297 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
March 9, 2013
It was a sunny day with a slight breeze from the northwest.
Report Details
It was a sunny day with a slight breeze from the northwest. The tide was going out leaving a very long clean beach sloping gently down from the dunes. The sand has covered much of the high wood leaving a few large pieces and many smaller branches sticking out. There were 25 people, 4 dogs and no horses on the beach during the survey. The people were walking or sitting on the beach, although two went by on bikes. A bus load of 65 students from a geology class at PSU were just leaving when we started. Otherwise there was little of note. There was no debris, no wrack, no shorebirds, no other natural or man-made disturbances. There were not even any dead birds to report.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 18. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 3. Other Activities: 2 biking.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
A few gulls only.
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