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Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.4 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: footprints indicate some beach walkers.

Concerns

Litter, Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Notable Wildlife

oystercatchers

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. dead juvenile sea lion

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

several dead jellyfish

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

New Development

Steps down bluff, Bluff development, Drainage pipes.

Man-made Modifications

area where many bluff trees pushed over bluff edge

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.

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Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

July 14, 2023

We saw nothing of note, just continuance of erosive factors and revelations of not-recent human efforts to hold back same.

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Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

July 18, 2020

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Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

December 23, 2019

The beach was relatively clean of natural and organic material, driftwood included.

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Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

November 18, 2019

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Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

July 4, 2014

Dead Stellar Sea Lion at the water edge with 3 GSW .

Oceanhippie2

Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

May 16, 2014

Debris found at the end of my mile 35 next to the Ophir Rest Area.

Oceanhippie2

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

September 9, 2013

Blue Whale spotted from first small view point just north of Nesika Beach about 200 ft off the shore.

Oceanhippie2

Mile 35

Nesika Beach, south of Ophir Safety Rest Area

July 27, 2013

A very large sea lion is decomposing right in front of the the rest area on the beach.

Oceanhippie2