Mile 313 Report
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
October 10, 2009
we do not receive any water quality report from Jennifer Ketterman's office during the winter months.
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we do not receive any water quality report from Jennifer Ketterman's office during the winter months.Charlie Plybon ( Surfrider) has made arrangements with Tim Roth at Astoria High School for having his team of science students do testing during that time. We have been trained, along with several locals from Cannon Beach, on taking samples at the Ecola Outfall, and put a 'relay' team into place to get those samples to the lab at Astoria High School.the sample on 12/7 showed a count of 2350, which is VERY high. There has not been any storm event ( = water runoff), so the city needs to keep looking for that source of contamination.Mark See from Public Works is working with Charlie. We have also included the city manager and city council on the list to be notified of results. Hopefully, this can be solved before tourist season starts in 2010. Many children play in that area, and those high ecoli counts are of great concern to us.Stay tuned.
TomandGretel
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Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
Many curious beach visitors were in town for spring break, with approximately 100 people exploring Haystack Rock this morning.
sultanym
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
It was a rainy day at Haystack Rock, but that did not deter visitors.
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
We went to mile 313 at high tide on a sunny, cold and windless day in the winter!
Alex Engelhardt
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A sunny day on mile 313.
Michelle M Schwegmann
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A deceased WEFU Western Fulmar found high in the wrack line after recent storms. Tons of marine debris, driftwood logs, fishing gear, etc.
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A Cassin's Auklet was in the wrack line at Haystack Rock. There was a beach hazards warning for high surf and sneaker waves, which were definitely happening!
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
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
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