Mile 300 - Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach - 01/10/2026

Report Details

Today was a cloudy but lovely winter day on mile 300. Low winds, no rain and not too many people. The tide was going out and the wrack lines from former high tides were way up on the beach. Lots of cellophane worm casings, microplastics and bits of wood in the wrack line. Some large pieces of driftwood have been burned - this is something that more education needs to be done about b/c it is highly toxic to burn driftwood! The big stump that has been on mile 300 is still here - the beginning of the 6th year! It's moved a lot and has been burned many times, but is still hanging on. A couple of large piles of bull kelp high on the beach, too.

Conditions

Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 2.2 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 58. Number of dogs: 19.

Notable Wildlife

The only birds out today were crows!

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. WEGU

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Several crystal jellies and sea nettle jellies. Tiny Velella Velella also in the high wrack lines.

Wrackline Content

Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). also saw lots of cellophane tube worm casings - tons of them!

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune. see the picture of the drainage pipe that is now visible, formerly buried under dune grass. the northernmost end of the mile has seen sand scoured out & new wood dumped in, along with a new warning sign about leptospirosis for dog walkers.