Report Details

No human activities, except for a few old footprints along New River, no noteable wildlife, no noticeable physical changes to shoreline - looks as it always did for the last few years. Kelp/algae and wood pieces in driftline. Quite a few big heaps of old kelp high on beach. New River very shallow, in most places not more than one foot deep, and in other places very narrow and ankle-deep.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Quite a few big kelp heaps, high on beach

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces.

Actions & Comments

Last year's rainfall in area (1/1/08 to 31/12/08) was about 95% of average; this year's rainfall (from 1/01 to 1/12 was 3". Access road to New River totally dry, very unusual for this time of the year; New River very shallow, in most places not more than 1 foot deep, in places very narrow (10 feet) and ankle-deep. On beach, kelp and driftwood high up, sand build up.

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Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

May 1, 2016

Accessed mile by rowing down Fourmile Creek and beaching on west side of New River.

John Hull

Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

March 13, 2014

Dead lamb and salmon on the beach.

Volunteer Trainer

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Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

November 23, 2013

More people than we have ever seen on a beach walk before, two fishermen in small powered boat on new River, one fisherman walking, and what appeared to be a family of three walking South along the West Bank of the New River.

John Hull

Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

June 19, 2013

Warm day, beach wide and fairly flat, pretty clean with occasional kelp, few jellies, dozens of crab carapaces, a few broken Sand Dollars, feathers, and some other crab parts.

John Hull

Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

November 4, 2012

Saw pelican with injured wing walking on beach and a dead baby sealion and three dead birds (just partial carcasses).

John Hull

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Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

April 5, 2012

Once again no people nor signs of people.

John Hull

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Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

October 18, 2011

Beach sand and wet sand very clean.

John Hull

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Mile 94

West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake

September 19, 2011

Beach was very clean.

H Witschi