Mile 3 Report
Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point
June 20, 2007
very clean beach walk.
Report Details
very clean beach walk..did not pick-up any trash till I was at the port. Dirty diaper then in parking lot. other wise even the port was clean.looked like 29 campers and one tent camping .gravel groins building slowly on the shore for summer tides. seems to have sand moving closer to the port and less to the east. will take pictures when my new computer gets set up.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 12. Sitting: 4. this is a harbor at access. many boats in the area saw 13 boats fishing in the oceanin the hour or so i walked. what is a OHVs
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 35. RVs/Buses parking: 29.
Notable Wildlife
harbor seals on rocks 5 or 6sea gulls,cormerants, pelicansvery low tide;star fish,anemones,limpets could be seen on rocks, as well as seaweed.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
mussels(black with blue coloring) found one with seaweed attached
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. beach very clean of debri normal beach line
New Development
Drainage pipes.
Actions & Comments
noaction..the cliffs looked good covered mostly with green folage.
floral
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