Mile 5 Report
Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
June 20, 2007
Mile five, which I view/walk 2-3 times/week, remains stable.
Report Details
Mile five, which I view/walk 2-3 times/week, remains stable. The erosion/bluff slides that I have noted (and sent pictures) over the past three years have changed very little. The beaches that attract local residents have been blessedly free of campers for the past two years thanks to the efforts of the Brookings PD. Litter levels have also diminished due to encouraging potential overnighters to utilize the State Parks in our vicinity
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 1. Fishing: 1. a cloudy, calm weekday morning with only one other person visible-a fisherman off Chetco point
Concerns
Kelp/algae collection, Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
usual gulls and black oyster catcher; pelicans fishing; one sea otter;low tide, so some anenomes and starfish on the rocks; usual summer seaweed accumulation
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. no bands; one seagull; other bird remains just feathers; species uncertain
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
New Development
Bluff development.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Actions & Comments
no. The beaches are relatively clean except for usual picnic litter on Mill Beach, Macklyn cove. I routinely pick up litter from the accessible beaches of Mile 5.
Berner
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