Mile 3 Report
Harbor Beach south of Chetco River, north of Red Point
September 12, 2007
no new developments that I could see.
Report Details
no new developments that I could see. lots of fine sand. two water ways from the cliff coming down to sea..normal springs busy parking lot, people reading paper, watching the waves, walking the sidewalk and the beach.flora
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 4. Sitting: 5. Other Activities: boat fishing near by. 4 RV's near the river watching boats go in and out
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 26. RVs/Buses parking: 4.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. no one grey gull and two common murres
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Small rocks, Wood pieces. pretty clean except for a few places..picked up three bags of garbage
Actions & Comments
the sand is back in this area, very little kelp on the shore as compared to mile 2 that has lots of it. nice walk. only a couple of rock groins along the shore.Fire rings are in the area of the beach and most of the users have picked up their "junk" a few spoil it for the rest. I picked up broken beer bottles and styrofomcoffe cups well as fire stater paper left behind. I wonder if the Hotel picks-up debre in front of there place??
floral
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