Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - April 1, 2010

Report Details

an amazing number of people for this time of year, even Spring Break.the amount of trash is discouraging, it seems that the SOLV cleanup efforts have already been wiped out. there are still many dogs running lose, and not under voice control. They cause trouble with others who have theirs leashed, and have led to some confrontations.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: -0.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 68. Number of dogs: 16. Walking or running: 18. Photography: 11. Tidepooling: 39. an amazing number of people were braving the elements. our mile includes Haystack Rock, and the number in the tidepools is an estimate.

Concerns

Litter

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 38. ATVs/OHVs parking: 4. RVs/Buses parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

lots of gulls, and they seem to be more and more 'hybrids', i.e. mixes of Western Gulls, Herrmans , Glaucous etc.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Enganglement: 1. 1 gull, 1 surf scoter

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. pretty messy, but it had been stormy, so no surprise

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

Actions & Comments

we are still monitoring the Ecola Outfall water quality situation. We are getting reports from Surfrider, and Jennifer Ketterman. there was one spike of 3448 on the 30th.it seems that the city is finally doing some serious testing and trying to find the source.but in the meantime, we still haven't been able to get them to post a sign that indicates contaminated water and advises people to avoid contact. We are working on it.

TomandGretel

CoastWatcher

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Mile 313

Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock

June 8, 2024

An early morning walk to Haystack Rock was mostly foggy and overcast, with a brief clearing in the weather mid-morning.

sultanym

Mile 313

Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock

May 25, 2024

Overall, Haystack Rock is a treasure trove of marine biological diversity, from invertebrates and pelagic birds to marine mammals, with an active education program for curious beach visitors. The best tidepool invertebrate diversity today was observed at the south end of Haystack Rock in the area often referred to as "The Needles. As I was tidepooling, I heard multiple beach visitors asking about sea slugs and how to locate nudibranchs.

sultanym