Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
August 18, 2021
All looked normal for a summer day.
Report Details
All looked normal for a summer day.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.
Actions & Comments
All looked normal for August.
Looking north toward So. Columbia River jetty
Looking south from survey area.
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Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Lots of dune erosion due to the last king tides + the storms.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Nothing unusual. Unusually small amount of beach debris found.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Three dead seals observed and reported to the Seaside Aquarium and photos were sent.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Unusually small amount of marine debris.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Probably the most marine debris and driftwood ever observed during my 9 years of walking this mile.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Typical winter beach profile with steep dunes and erosion of beach grasses down the dunes.
Ed Joyce