Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - August 11, 2010

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.

Human 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. 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

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (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

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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