Mile 37 Report
Beach north of Euchre Creek, south of Devils Backbone
February 10, 2021
We have been consistently checking the erosion for the last two months - it continues now at a much slower pace than last month, but it's visible.
Report Details
We have been consistently checking the erosion for the last two months - it continues now at a much slower pace than last month, but it's visible.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: -0.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none - just taking pictures of the sunset.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Looks like the victim of perhaps an eagle - the eagle seems to live here in the woods////1
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. Not a lot of debris - easy to collect
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. The foredune continues to be eroded - many rocks not visible in December are fully exposed
Erosion of the fore dune is remarkable in these newly exposed rocks
Greatly shortened fore dune
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