Mile 300 - Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach - June 13, 2009

Report Details

Despite the high use of this beach, it remains pretty pristine in terms of accumulated trash and other human impact. My only complaint is that folks tend to torch every large log or stump that washes up. But overall, it appears that the overall cleanliness of the beach encourages visitors to pick up after themselves and leave no trace. The new wheelchair-accessible ramp down to the beach from Ocean Avenue appears to be getting a lot of use by folks who would otherwise have a hard time making it down there, thus making the beach a treasure to be savored by all Oregonians.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 40. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 13. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 5. Other Activities: 12 Kitesurfers. Kitesurfing is becoming the new activity on Manzanita Beach. It's starting to look like Hood River out there. As a whole, they were all very courteous though and left no visible impacts of their visits.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none seen.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

A bald eagle flew right over my head at very low altitude twice! Couldn't have been more than 20 feet high. Flew parallel to Ocean Ave. and on both occasions, was being badgered by two crows.

Driftline Content

Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells. My trash collection efforts yielded mostly paper and a few beer cans/bottles.

Man-made Modifications

none detected

Actions & Comments

I didn't find a single plastic bottle this time! We either have a lot of other diligent trash collectors on this beach or the recent modifications to the Bottle Bill are really having an effect.

beachmike

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