Mile 301 Report
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
December 18, 2024
Mile 301 is mostly rocks at the very beginning of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. We walk out onto these rocks to pick up all the marine debris and trash that wash up on them, as they're a "sticky" area of the coastline. - large plastic bin that was re-fashioned into a garbage bin of some sort, which we then used to haul out even more garbage - about 20 pounds of styrofoam, some whole floats and many parts of floats, coolers, etc. - a "homemade" float fashioned with a stick of bamboo and an old piece of styrofoam - the same marine oil metal bin that's been on the rocks since June 2024 - countless plastic water bottles, crab traps, plastic bags & other trash
Report Details
Mile 301 is mostly rocks at the very beginning of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. The mile begins on Neahkahnie Beach but quickly turns to rocks that reach all the way around to Oswald West SP. We walk out onto these rocks to pick up all the marine debris and trash that wash up on them, as they're a "sticky" area of the coastline. It is always interesting what we find! Today these were notable: - large plastic bin that was re-fashioned into a garbage bin of some sort, which we then used to haul out even more garbage - about 20 pounds of styrofoam, some whole floats and many parts of floats, coolers, etc. new and old - a "homemade" float fashioned with a stick of bamboo and an old piece of styrofoam - the same marine oil metal bin that's been on the rocks since June 2024 - countless plastic water bottles, crab traps, plastic bags & other trash
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 8.5 feet.
Human Activities
Other Activities: There are not many humans on this area of beach as it is rocks mostly, especially during a high tide..
Concerns
Apparent violations: There is evidence of fires made close to vegetation and close to driftwood..
Notable Wildlife
Surf scoters seen in the water.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 2. highly decomposed seals and / or sea lions. very difficult to tell due to decomposition.
Driftline Content
this area doesn't have a wrack line.
20 pounds of styrofoam ready for the garbage dump.
oil bin that has bin on the rocks since early 2024
removing the bin filled with more debris
almost there! dedicated to cleaner beaches!
marine debris is not a treat!
homemade float
view of the top of the full bin of picked up debris!
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Michelle Schwegmann
CoastWatcher
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Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
Mile 301 is mostly rocks at the very beginning of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. We walk out onto these rocks to pick up all the marine debris and trash that wash up on them, as they're a "sticky" area of the coastline. - large plastic bin that was re-fashioned into a garbage bin of some sort, which we then used to haul out even more garbage - about 20 pounds of styrofoam, some whole floats and many parts of floats, coolers, etc. - a "homemade" float fashioned with a stick of bamboo and an old piece of styrofoam - the same marine oil metal bin that's been on the rocks since June 2024 - countless plastic water bottles, crab traps, plastic bags & other trash
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
North Coast Land Conservancy's marine program led a registered BioBlitz outing at Cape Falcon Marine Reserve on Thursday August 22nd from 8-10 am.
Angela Whitlock
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
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.
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
The goal of this survey was to conduct our first NOAA Marine Debris survey after our CoastWatch training last month.
sultanym
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
The tide was quite low so I walked up on the rocks at the northern most end of Neahkahnie Beach. This area is always full of large marine debris from fishing boats and whatever washes in.
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
December 12 was a surprisingly warm day!
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
It was a gorgeous day at Mile 301 on January 24, 2022.
kbrookscopony
Mile 301
Neahkahnie Beach north, Oswald West SP
Sunny, warm day at mile 301 on Monday.
kbrookscopony