Mile 312 - Cannon Beach, Tolovana Park south - May 9, 2023 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

We haven't seen any unusual wildlife or major changes in the coastline. The students of Cannon Beach Academy are incredibly dedicated to picking up as much litter as they possibly can and are very disappointed about the number of cigarette butts that litter our beach and our ocean.

Conditions

Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 9. Tidepooling: 1. Other Activities: There was one bicyclist. Haystack Rock tour in progress Most activity was walkers

Concerns

Litter

Apparent violations: While the beach at mile 312 is usually fairly clean, we found quite a bit of litter around some fire pits at the Tolovana Inn and some cast off shoes as well as a shark tooth necklace..

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 19. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).

Actions & Comments

We collected a bit of litter, most notably around the fire pits by the Tolovana Inn.