Mile 48 Report
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
February 10, 2023
Driftwood 5th graders had a wonderful day at their first observation of their adopted mile.
Report Details
Driftwood 5th graders had a wonderful day at their first observation of their adopted mile. The conditions were mild and we beat the forecasted storm rolling in. The driftline and wash zone were fairly dense with wood and plastic debris and we noted a fair amount of kelp and marine vegetation washed up on the beach. Our adopted mile is a popular place for walking/running and surfing, and even with overcast weather and incoming rain we saw many beach visitors for the day. We didn't see much wildlife but did see some marine birds offshore in the water.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 16.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 7.
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.
Actions & Comments
This was the first visit by Driftwood School 5th grade to our adopted mile, so some changes may not have been noted
5th graders on their monitoring walk
5th graders on their monitoring walk
Photo from northernmost point of mile 48
Photo from southernmost point of mile 48
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Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Quite a beautiful, calm, dry, fall weather day.
Gregg Cramer
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
A pleasant afternoon at the beginning of the Labor Day weekend.
Elaine Cramer
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
I was astounded by the mass of humans on the beach, so I thought I'd report it. Port Orford made plans for beach cleanups of both the dock beach and the Battle Rock beach for July 5th.
Elaine Cramer
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
The beach looked good today.
Peggy Grimes
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Seems like cheating to call this a winter report, with the weather conditions being so lovely.
Kristi Cramer
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Holiday weekend with good weather brought out a lot of people.
JaneSkipLegacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Beach was remarkably clean.
Skip-Jane-Legacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
This was an exceptionally warm Saturday so there were more people on the beach than I usually see but everyone was well behaved and loving the rare chance to be on the beach (and even a few brave souls in the water) without multiple layers of coats.
JaneSkipLegacy