Mile 313 Report
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
August 11, 2010
its definitely the busiest time on the beach, and with warmer weather in the offing, we will see more activity.
Report Details
its definitely the busiest time on the beach, and with warmer weather in the offing, we will see more activity. we are also concerned about some remnants of fireworks near the beachfire sites. we will have to check with Cannon Beach residents living near the shore whether they have noticed much activity. nothing in the police reports.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.2 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 212. Number of dogs: 13. Walking or running: 44. Playing in surf: 18. Playing in sand: 32. Sitting: 12. Tidepooling: 106.
Other Activities: lots of families with children, lot of activity around Haystack Rock, HRAP on the beach with trailer and birdscopes.
Concerns
Fire
Apparent violations: fires in large driftwood piles, still smoldering.Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 80. RVs/Buses parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
lots of seagullchicks at Haystackoystercatcher chicks
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. gull
Wrackline Content
Animal casings or molts, Marine debris, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. beerbottles by campfires
Actions & Comments
update on Ecola Court OUtfallelevated ( above 158) were7/19----2017/26----2768/2-----733 and 3088/9-----461Jennifer Ketterman's agency has included a 'area of concern Ecola Court OUtfall' to her regular beach water quality report. We are still working with the city on this, so far no additional signage has been posted to warn of the contamination. We have prepared a flyer with pertinent information, and will try to spend some time at the site and warning people when we see kids playing in the area.
TomandGretel
CoastWatcher
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Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
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Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
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Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
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Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
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sultanym
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
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