Mile 305 - Oswald West SP, Cape Falcon N - June 20, 2009 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

Hiked the entire mile and picked up perhaps one or two bags of loose litter. Brought ALL of the stuff from my far cove to my near cove, where it needs to be hoisted and gotten out of there prior to winter's high tides. I will need to check in with Phil (or whoever) and perhaps get a note posted about this in order to recruit help. In the long run, this may no longer be feasible -- the cliff trail is slowly wearing away, so it may get to the point where we no longer are able to hoist litter out of the area. In that case, I'll either have to abandon this project, or have to find a new method of removal via airlift or sea, perhaps by kayaking.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.

Human Activities

One car in my usual parking area. Was not there when I arrived, but was there when I left. Nobody was in the car. No idea where they might have gone. It is a very small area, but I didn't see any people!

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Twelve seals about 3/4 mile south of my access point, nine adults and three of their offspring. Were sleeping -- hit the water when they observed me.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Evidence of wave overtopping, Landslides/major boulder falls.

Actions & Comments

Lots of natural changes to shoreline. The loose black round rocks have been pushed close to shore, so that the water accesses most of the cove floors. This makes for less litter than usual simply because there is no place for the ocean to leave it!