Mile 305 - Oswald West SP, Cape Falcon N - May 1, 2010 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

Went down to my mile with a reporter from the Tillamook Headlight-Herald. Lots of washed in marine stuff. Plastic and other kinds of floats galore. Unfortunately, unable to locate my bags from last fall. Hope they are buried in landfall and can be dug out and hoisted. Can't imagine a tide high enough to take them out. The reporter could not make the 300 foot climb out of the cove and required rescue from Search 'n' Rescue teams that roped him up a cliff. We're hoping to go back next set of low tides, and I'll tie stuff on a rope, and the reporter will stay up top and get it up that way. Another solution for the stuff that is very hard and very floatable is just to chuck it back in the ocean. Sounds very counter-intuitive, but it'll wash up on more accessible beaches and can be retrieved there. Anyway, we hope to complete our own project together, but it takes a pretty strong body to get up and down the 300 feet of difficult trails, rocks, cliffs, and the reporter just couldn't make it. Better that we had him shipped up alive on a rope, than that he make the attempt and injure himself. So all's well that ends well on Mile 305! Stephen Bauer

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Nobody there except my newspaper reporter and me.

Notable Wildlife

1 adult seal offshore. Lots of native birds. No small seals or bald eagles.

Beached Birds

n/a

Stranded Marine Mammals

n/a

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Unusual only because there was almost no sign of dead clumps of mussels, etc. Very clean beach (except as noted below), and clear water.

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls.

Actions & Comments

No, it all appears natural -- at least, in response to the winter weather.