Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - February 9, 2011

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a beautiful day, but a very chilly NW wind.a 'bridge' has been installed at Ecola Outfall area. Its a step in the right direction. But the sign still says ' avoid prolonged contact', we would like to see the 'prolonged' part eliminated.The bridge is just a small step , finding the source of the contamination still needs to be the major focus.the e-coli count on Monday, Feb. 6 was 686.7. Thats still about 4 times the 'safe' level.we hope this will get resolved before the start of the tourist season. President's weekend is also a concern.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 36. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 35. Photography: 1. people with dogs all had dogs off leash, some of them throwing balls.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Styrofoam.

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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.

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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.

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