Mile 298 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
June 7, 2007
It was the first time we did not see any dead birds in years!
Report Details
It was the first time we did not see any dead birds in years!!There were about 30 - 40 Dungeness crab cases along beach. They may have been molts.Beach was clean - 2 SOLV-size bags of trash collected mostly plastic. 1 3ft by 2' styrofoam float with rope tied around it. Fresh from the ocean - large gooseneck and acorn barnacles on it.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 45. Walking or running: 3. Other Activities: 1 jogging. Total of 45 students and adults survey + Beach Cleanup today.It was an Oregon State Parks truck. There were old tracks of one vehicle that went up the beach in the direction of the dunes.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4. RVs/Buses parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Beached Birds
It was the first time we did not see any dead birds in years!!
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
It was the first time we did not see any dead birds in years!!There were about 30 - 40 Dungeness crab cases along beach. They may have been molts.
Actions & Comments
Beach was clean - 2 SOLV-size bags of trash collected mostly plastic. 1 3ft by 2' styrofoam float with rope tied around it. Fresh from the ocean - large gooseneck and acorn barnacles on it.
nkn pete
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