May 20, 2018

Very nice day at the beach, low tide and it was still falling, one dog owner didn't seem physically able to clean up after their pets (two dogs that I cleaned up after).

Report Details

Very nice day at the beach, low tide and it was still falling, one dog owner didn't seem physically able to clean up after their pets (two dogs that I cleaned up after). I was plesantly surprised by the small amout of human trash left on the beach after a busy Saturday.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 4. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 6.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

None

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.

Actions & Comments

Spoke to a few people about tidepools, watched dog owners not clean up after their dogs (I cleaned up the waste), cleaned up a trash bag of human litter.