Mile 301 Report
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
May 30, 2024
Reporting this dispatch because today the Beach Ranger Brian Dodge was able to retrieve the veal crate that I first reported on February 6, 2024! There was a deceased harbor porpoise / dolphin near the tide line and Brian Dodge was able to retrieve that, too. This is also an area where large amounts of debris wash up and "sticks" on the rocks.
Report Details
Reporting this dispatch because today the Beach Ranger Brian Dodge was able to retrieve the veal crate that I first reported on February 6, 2024!! Total coincidence that we were out doing another trash pickup and saw him getting the crate. It was necessary for them to wait until a low enough tide with just the right sand buildup, and today was the day! GREAT news that this huge item is off the beach and in the trash. There was a deceased harbor porpoise / dolphin near the tide line and Brian Dodge was able to retrieve that, too. I did ask him if I should report the mammal and he said, "I’ve handed it over to Dallin and in my report ." I don't know who Dallin is... so I am putting it here and I will also do a separate stranding report just in case. This is also an area where large amounts of debris wash up and "sticks" on the rocks. My daughter and I pick up trash here several times a year. We find plastic bottles from other countries, fishing debris like rope and bait boxes, etc. This time we found a HUGE rope that we were unable to haul out due to weight, but we pulled it way high up so the ocean hopefully won't take it. We also found bags full of styrofoam, plastic bottles and general marine debris. We haul out as much as possible!
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Tide Level: 0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Not a lot of human activity - this area is mostly rocks and difficult to walk on. There were maybe 3 or 4 people who walked to the far north end of the sand.
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