Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock - October 24, 2009

Report Details

beautiful day. we would have liked to see the beach closed to dogs until the episode with incapacitated birds due to the algae bloom had been officially declared over. as it turned out, at least our stretch seemed to have been patrolled, and the birds had been picked up.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 171. Number of dogs: 16. Walking or running: 137. Playing in sand: 12. Sitting: 8. Photography: 11. Surfing: 3. people enjoying the break from the rain

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 63. RVs/Buses parking: 9.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.

Actions & Comments

to our relief,there were no dead or struggling birds anywhere. good thing, because many of the dogs were off the leash

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.

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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.

sultanym