Mile 61 Report
West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
February 28, 2008
Mile 61 was relatively free of natural and man made debris, dead wildlife and human incursion with the exception of 4 sets of old ATV tracks.
Report Details
Mile 61 was relatively free of natural and man made debris, dead wildlife and human incursion with the exception of 4 sets of old ATV tracks.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
4 sets of old tracks
Vehicles
ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 4.
Notable Wildlife
20 gulls,29 sanderlings, 16 geese
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Black with short red leg, head and feet misshing, 20 in wingspan. Puffin?
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Evidence of wave overtopping.
Actions & Comments
Mile 61(3.84 mi between the given N. and S. coordinates) is characterized by a steep, soft sand beach and is mostly paralleled by New River. The foredune has large low areas (former breaches) which are over-washed and cleaned by storms. The beach was quite clean with little manmade (e.g., 3 crab bouys, 2 crab rings, 2 doz. bottles, 3 rope balls)or natural debris (e.g., occasional bull kelp, razor clam shells, etc.). Mimimal wildlife was observed.
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West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
Another sunny windless day.
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West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
One beach walker was collecting agates on a clean, wind-swept beach.
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Human activity was limited to U.
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West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
Five people, accompanied by three dogs, were agate hunting on the beach.
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West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
Mile 61 had been reworked with significant overtopping.
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West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
Mile 61 exhibited a clean surf line and beach.
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Mile 61
West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
Mile 61 remained free of natural and man made debris.
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Mile 61
West of New River, Floras Creek, Langlois
Mile 61 was relatively free of natural and man made debris, dead wildlife and human incursion with the exception of 4 sets of old ATV tracks.
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