Mile 298 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
May 10, 2008
Beach berm still steep from winter storms, but beginning to flatten out.
Report Details
Beach berm still steep from winter storms, but beginning to flatten out.Observation done with NKN Nat'l Resource Club members. We also cleaned the beach, a total of 1 SOLV bag collected. Most of the litter was plastic. One 3'-long rectangular styrofoam float material collected
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Walking or running: 15.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 5. 2 Herring gull, 2 other gull, 1 mallard duck male
Natural Changes
Beach berm still steep from winter storms, but beginning to flatten out
Actions & Comments
Observation done with NKN Nat'l Resource Club members. We also cleaned the beach, a total of 1 SOLV bag collected. Most of the litter was plastic. One 3'-long rectangular styrofoam float material collected
nkn pete
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