Mile 312 - Cannon Beach, Tolovana Park south - December 4, 2008

Report Details

Beach very clean compared to summertime. Many small pieces of colored plastic common in wrack. Dog feces as usual in and out of bags.

Conditions

Temperature: 42 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 12. Very few people on beach, appear to be exercising. A few taking pictures of the beautiful December morning.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

20-30 Brown Pelicans skimming the surf line in groups. Western gulls.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. recent yard cuttings, dog feces, small plastic pieces

Natural Changes

concrete support exposed (seawall?) and cracks appearing

Actions & Comments

New sand has been building up all along the beach. In areas of no rip rap, it appears to me that the recent high surf has eroded some of bluff in a few places. Note comment and following pictures of beachfront home between Surfcrest and Delta. Many pieces of wood of all kinds litter the wrack lines. Appears to me to be run off from the rivers of fairly recent blow down or logging material. We had flooding of the local rivers this past month.