Mile 313 Report
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
September 4, 2009
People keep enjoying this beach.
Report Details
People keep enjoying this beach. Always lots of activity around Haystack Rock. The puffins have left. The horse apples left behind by the riders were a rather rude use of the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.8 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 219. Number of dogs: 17. Walking or running: 203. Surfing: 14. Other Activities: riding horses, 2.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
oystercatchers
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 5. 3 cormorants2 gulls
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
5 moon jellies
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Wood pieces. road apples
Actions & Comments
We receive the water quality report from Jennifer Ketterman (Oregon Department of Public Health). The enterococci count at the Ecola Court Outfall pipe was above the 'safe' limit on 3/23, 6/22, 7/13, 7/27, 8/03 8/18 and 8/24 ( the last count we have at this time).We contacted the city of Cannon Beach on several occasions, but received no response. In the past, under the previous Public Works director, a sandwich sign was posted at the outfall site, warning people of the contamination. We then contacted Mike Manzulli, who in turn contacted Charlie Plybon from Surfrider. He is presently working with the city of Cannon Beach to get this resolved.We will keep close tabs on this and push for speedy action. I am enclosing a photo, which explains our concern about kids playing right in that area.
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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
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
Beautiful day on the beach, cloudy and pleasant.
FOHRAP1
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A cloudy calm day on the beach with a few visitors.
FOHRAP1
Mile 313
Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
A beautiful beach day, with small numbers of people.
FOHRAP1
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.
FOHRAP1