Mile 52 Report
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
August 27, 2023
Report Details
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 1. Sitting: 1. It was a very rare day of no wind and only one person doing yoga on the beach.
Notable Wildlife
About 5 or so adult Sandpipers.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. There were 3 dead murres, about 100 feet apart, no leg bands, partially eaten. One had been there for awhile, the other two looked more recently deceased.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
New Development
Bluff development. The small bluff beside the trail that goes down to the beach from the Tseriadun parking lot is eroding.
Actions & Comments
People are not picking up after their dogs. :(
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Very windy.
Michaela Donato
Mile 52
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Do to the 20 mph winds there was limited presence of humans or animals.
Tam Donato
Mile 52
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Everything seemed fine but I thought it was weird there were no birds
Brian / Michaela Donato
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
There was a lot of small wood debris.
Brian Donato
Mile 52
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
There was a lot of small wood debris.
Brian Donato
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Velella velella in the wrackline.
Crystal Roy
Mile 52
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Most notable observations were the large amount of wrack debris, including fresh kelp, small woody debris, and remnants of dead gorse plants scattered along waveslope.
Alison Cebula
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Hazy conditions due to smoke from wildfires in wilderness areas east of Port Orford. Juvenile snowy plover and common murre chick offshore indicate successful nesting. Bleached barnacles on rocks may indicate disease or exposure to extreme temperatures. New home construction noted at southeast end of beach.
Alison Cebula