Mile 7 - Ransom Creek, South Harris Beach SP - December 31, 2014

Report Details

Another beautiful afternoon for a walk on the beach at low tide (+1.0 FT). Thirty-four people and 2 dogs were counted along Mile 7 during the survey. Ten cars were located in the parking area at the top of the South Beach Trail, Harris Beach S.P. and several other cars were parked along the road leading down to the picnic area. Several of these cars contained visitors who were there for the last day of Whale Watching Week. The beach area in the southern half of Mile 7 was very clean and the driftline here contained only minor amount of seagrass, kelp, shell fragments, and small rocks. However, in the northern part of Mile 7, the driftline contained large amounts of seagrass and kelp.Near the upper edge of the beach, 6 dead birds were found and 2 bags of trash were collected.No sea stars were observed in the tidepools.

Conditions

Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 34. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 20. Playing in surf: 3. Sitting: 2. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 6. Other Activities: 2 on seastack. Several of the cars at the parking area at the top of the South Beach Trail, Harris Beach S.P. contained visitors who were there for the last day of Whale Watching Week.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Apparent violations: 2 dogs not on leash.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 13.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 6. Unknown

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Seagrass