Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
January 16, 2007
Nice sunny day on beach; little car traffic, but lots of birds foraging.
Report Details
Nice sunny day on beach; little car traffic, but lots of birds foraging. Plastic litter retrieved and removed.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Activities
Number of people: 4. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 1.
Other Activities: 20 whimbrels and a few black bellied plovers disturbed by the one car on the beach..
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Wrackline Content
Marine debris, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Actions & Comments
Picked up 2 bagfuls of plastics.
RKAdams
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Probably the most marine debris and driftwood ever observed during my 9 years of walking this mile.
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