Mile 313 Report
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
September 20, 2011
we feel that we are finally making some progress with the Ecola Outfall issue.
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we feel that we are finally making some progress with the Ecola Outfall issue.Charlie Plybon from Surfrider, and Mike Manzulli from the Ecola Watershed have been great allies.also keeping an eye on that new construction. Its very close to the top of the vegetation line, and there is indication of some clearing for a possible staircase to the beach. there is a public access less than 3 feet from the property.we haven't seen any applications on the county website. Yet, we are watchful.....
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 163. Number of dogs: 13. Walking or running: 150. Playing in sand: 3. Photography: 6. Tidepooling: 4. people were enjoying a beautiful day
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
hundreds of small birds swirling around off shore. Didn't carry binoculars, so couldn't identify them.Auks? Murres?
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. gull
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
sand has continued to wash ashore, most ( all?) cobbles at Haystack Rock submerged now. A new, temporary sign, has been taped to the existing ones at the Ecola Outfall. It uses stronger warning language. We attended a Public Works meeting today, where it was passed as written. Now going to City Council for approval. The test numbers from this week are high again: 344 enterococci, despite the experimental mushroom bags that were installed in the pipe. They have been used in oysterbeds to keep contaminants away. The city has also contracted with a firm specializing in finding contamination sources in outfalls. We are hopeful that this issue will be finally settled by the start of next tourist season, at the latest.
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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
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
Beautiful day on the beach, cloudy and pleasant.
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Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A cloudy calm day on the beach with a few visitors.
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Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A beautiful beach day, with small numbers of people.
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Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A beautiful day on the beach today.
FOHRAP1
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
Today was windy, mixed with rain.
FOHRAP1
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A cloudy day with intermittent mist, with comfortable temperatures and light human activity for a summer day made the mile walk very enjoyable.
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