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It was a beautiful sunny day at Mile 335. Lots of driftwood and some marine debris in the wrack line. I collected 1.5 kitchen trash bags full of debris. I saw two large pieces of driftwood with burn scars on them. There was about a 1' deep hole dug at base of dunes, maybe by dog or a shovel. There was what appeared to be a salal growing in the middle of the beach! Not sure if it was living or just a buried branch.

Conditions

Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 3. I was there from 1:30-3:00 pm and then again from 5:30-6:00 pm (to finish picking up litter). Around sunset there were many more vehicles and people. There were two small groups with fires going.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 8.

Notable Wildlife

a couple of crows and a group of shorebirds

Driftline Content

Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). ~8 white plastic lids with holes (bait jar lids?); ~6 plastic water bottles; pieces of rope; pieces of buoys; styrofoam; 1 toothbrush; misc plastic

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Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

February 13, 2024

It was a beautiful sunny day at Mile 335.

Marie Ackerman

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

January 23, 2017

Beautiful day, peaceful.

srhoads

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

November 16, 2016

Beautiful day, light breeze.

srhoads

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

October 23, 2016

Beautiful morning.

srhoads

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

September 26, 2016

Beautiful day.

srhoads

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

July 19, 2016

Nice windy, sunny day.

srhoads

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

June 5, 2016

Beautiful morning; calm, light wind.

srhoads

Mile 335

Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP

April 17, 2016

Beautiful warm day.

srhoads