Mile 335 - Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP - June 5, 2016

Report Details

Beautiful morning; calm, light wind. Lots of clam diggers and cars. Not much disturbance on the dunes. Some replanted European beachgrass near wrack line. Wrack line had mainly small natural stuff in it. Small amount of debris, mainly plastic bottles manufactured in the U.S. Lots of fire pits, some still smoldering with no people attending them. One osprey, 3 ravens, some small groups of seagull (10 to 20).

Conditions

Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -1.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 33. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 4. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 2. Other Activities: Clamming (23).

Concerns

Fire

Apparent violations: Fires left unattended- smoldering.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 24. RVs/Buses parking: 3. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 15. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 2.

Notable Wildlife

3 ravens, 1 osprey, groups of seagulls (10 to 20)

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Fairly clean beach. Cig. butts, plastic rappers, caps, sweatshirt, towel, fishing net, sprainer, lots of plastic bottles (USA).

Man-made Modifications

Beachgrass planting or removal. Someone dug up some grass and replanted it in a circle near the wrackline.

Actions & Comments

Picked up 1 bag of beach debris and a fishing net. Left at Sunset Beach exit.