Mile 9 Report
Harris Beach SP, Shy Creek, Taylor Creek
April 23, 2023
Invited the community to come "clean up" the beach.
Report Details
Invited the community to come "clean up" the beach. Found boat trash, micro-plastics EVERYWHERE, and a big, heavy tire on the beach. We found a cooler and some sort of rake as well, along with a lot of beverage bottles. Will report the tire for pick up.Only did the far north end of the mile because the tide cut us off from the rest of the beach. Will do the full mile next time.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: There is a heavy, large tire on the beach.Notable Wildlife
just seagulls and a lizard :)
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
New Development
Drainage pipes. Took some pics of some drainage pipes that look new
Tire on beach
Succulent on rocks
View of the south end of the mile
View of trash back in the parking lot
Near where we found the tire
North end of the mile
North end of the mile
North end of the mile
North end of the mile
North end of the mile
Report Images
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Mile 9
Harris Beach SP, Shy Creek, Taylor Creek
Invited the community to come "clean up" the beach.
HeatherE
Mile 9
Harris Beach SP, Shy Creek, Taylor Creek
Beach was calm and clean.
HeatherE
Mile 9
Harris Beach SP, Shy Creek, Taylor Creek
This is the first report (at least for me) for Mile 9 and some of the observations noted were made for baseline information.
DewPoint Dave
