Mile 330 - Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake - June 21, 2022 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

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Today the NPS crew joined the hybrid beach grass training with Risa Askerooth from Oregon State University. We learned how to identify four grasses and how to upload our findings on the iNaturalist app and specifically the project, Hybrid Beachgrass Hunt: American beachgrass, European beachgrass, the native beachgrass and the hybrid. An exciting find on this training was a Peziza ammophila, a mushroom also known as a Dune Cup or Sand Tulip. This was a new find for Lewis and Clark National Historic Park's species list!

Conditions

Temperature: 66 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 15. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 12. Other Activities: Kite flying-4 people. 1 RV on beach

Concerns

Litter, Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 24.

Notable Wildlife

seagulls, crows

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

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NPS crew learning about hybrid beach grass and picking up trash!

Peziza ammophila or Sand Tulip

Identifying grasses by the ligule. This is an Ammophila arenaria, European beachgrass

Identifying grasses by the ligule. This is the Ammophila hybrid

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All Mile 330 Reports

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Mile 330

Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake

May 4, 2024

I am writing this dispatch report for Coast Watch mile 330, Sunset Beach to document notable avifauna I observed during spring migration, which include 12 Ruddy Turnstone, 7 Black Turnstone, 3 Black-bellied Plovers along with Whimbrel, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper, and Dunlin. Also noted on the beach feeding on a dead seal carcass was a juvenile bald eagle (see photo below).

sultanym

Mile 330

Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake

April 27, 2024

An early morning walk on mile 330 with overcast skies, rain, and moderate wind revealed few humans (mainly people clamming at the low tide) yet significant marine debris along the wrack line.

sultanym