Mile 337 Report
Clatsop Spit, Swash Lake, Fort Stevens SP
April 15, 2021
Appeared to be quite a bit of drfit wood removal (recent chain saw use, truck tires above tide line).
Report Details
Appeared to be quite a bit of drfit wood removal (recent chain saw use, truck tires above tide line). Winter storm impacts to foredune.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 0.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 2. Surfing: 1.
Concerns
Driftwood removal
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. juvenile seagull, not banded, at drift line
Driftline Content
Small rocks.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Evidence of wave overtopping.
Lisa Heigh
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