Mile 335 - Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP - September 21, 2011

Report Details

Calm quiet day at the beach: only seven people and three cars on the beach. Two people were walking, two were playing with a boogie board in the surf, and three were standing next to their bicycles talking as we left our mile. There was an unusual amount of kelp along the wrack line. There was no sign of human-caused changes to the shoreline. There were groups of sanderlings on our mile, but no one was bothering them.

Human Activities

Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. Playing in surf: 2. Other Activities: 3 standing by bikes talking. One of the "cars/trucks" on the beach was a motorcycle.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 18. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass. unusual quantity of kelp along wrack