Mile 313 Report
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
October 14, 2013
a great day to walk our mile.
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a great day to walk our mile. Picked up very little litter, as there had been a SOLV cleanup 2 days prior. Just some cigarette butts and small plastic pieces. Nice clean beach:)took photos of kids playing in outfall areas, the sign at Gower is not far enough out in the creek to be visible for people approaching from N or S. had a meeting with Public Works and passed on this concern among others. we will keep monitoring.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 117. Number of dogs: 12. Walking or running: 93. Playing in surf: 6. Playing in sand: 8. Sitting: 8.
Other Activities: boogie boarding 2. people enjoying the beautiful fall day and sunshine..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 59. RVs/Buses parking: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. Enganglement: 1. 1 gull2 cormorants, one entangled in fishing line
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
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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