Mile 45 Report
South of Coal Point, north of Brush Creek
April 22, 2015
Sunny moderately windy morning; mile 45 access is through Humbug Mt State Park which was completely empty (no park host or campers).
Report Details
Sunny moderately windy morning; mile 45 access is through Humbug Mt State Park which was completely empty (no park host or campers). No persons or dogs seen at the beach. Sandy portion of beach was clean and mostly free of debris; some debris found at the rocky end towards Coal Point; mostly seemed to be from fishing boats; no obvious tsunami debris noted. Abundant seaweed and invertebrates seen covering rocks at tide line (-1.0 tide). A few gulls and a single Canada goose feeding and ambling at the end of Brush Creek.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.
Concerns
Litter
Notable Wildlife
About 25 gulls feeding at North end of Brush Creek; one Canada goose. Abundant algae; several blue crabs; anemones; no sea stars noted.
Driftline Content
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.).
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