Mile 52 Report
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
September 20, 2008
My friend and I picked up trash as part of the SOLV program.
Report Details
My friend and I picked up trash as part of the SOLV program. There wasn't as much trash as previous times. Perhaps the sand is covering it all up or maybe, just maybe, people are being more responsible. Let's hope. It was a lovely, still day. The ocean was actually glassy, beautiful reflections of pelicans flying over.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 12.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 13. 12 gulls1 cormorant
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. 1 dead sea lion
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Small rocks.
Laurie Prouty
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Do to the 20 mph winds there was limited presence of humans or animals.
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Everything seemed fine but I thought it was weird there were no birds
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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
There was a lot of small wood debris.
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Velella velella in the wrackline.
Crystal Roy
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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.
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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.
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