Mile 303 Report
Oswald West SP, Smuggler Cove, Short Sand Beach
October 23, 2011
It was a fairly typical day at Oswald.
Report Details
It was a fairly typical day at Oswald. Overcast, people surfing, and people with their dogs. The afternoon was busy with tourists, but as it got later in the day, there were mostly surfers left at the beach. The only things of interest to note was a large of amount of pine needles in the drift zone and one person brought their pet hedgehog with them to the beach!
Activities
Number of people: 65. Number of dogs: 13. Walking or running: 11. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 12. Photography: 4. Tidepooling: 3. Surfing: 24.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 27.
Wrackline Content
Small rocks. pine needles
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
Report Images
LisaL
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Denise Harrington
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Oswald West SP, Smuggler Cove, Short Sand Beach
Pleasant cloudy morning on the beach at low tide, saw good number of sea stars.
EllenHC
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A steel platform washed up on Oswald West about a month ago.
jessejones
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Oswald West SP, Smuggler Cove, Short Sand Beach
This morning CoastWatch hosted an educational walk with Stewart Schultz - 18 people were a part of the walk, but others joined as the session went on (for about 3 hours).
jessejones
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Oswald West SP, Smuggler Cove, Short Sand Beach
It was a beautiful and sunny day out on Short Sand Beach and in Oswald SP.
shattuckf
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Oswald West SP, Smuggler Cove, Short Sand Beach
We observed typical post rain/storm erosion and debris.
DeborahP
