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Incredibly clean beach. The parking lot to access the beach (Cape Kiwanda County Park) was also very clean.Weather very nice for first of December. Do not recall in 25 years seeing the beach so clean. The number of pelicans for this late in the year also very unusual.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 40. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 12. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 2. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 2. Surfing: 25. Main activity was surfing. Nice swell, but not large, lot of setting on boards but some good rips. Some small, under 2 or 3 children in water, and no wet suits. All in all a very pleasant day in December.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 52. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Couple dead jelly fish, too beat up to note what kind. Couple of strands of bull kelp. Very clean beach. Not even one gull. Lot of pelicans off the beach, maybe 100 or so. Seems very late for them.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal, Beachgrass planting or removal.

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Mile 261

March 9, 2024

Wow what a change from last month! State Parking lot is closed for a couple of months while construction on the new parking lot and restroom continues. The tree ( object I show as a measure of sand deposition ) is really getting uncovered! Survey also for COASST, no beached birds or mammals found. The beach access point at the north end of Bob Straub State Park is still unusable for vehicles, due to a massive erosion event and 5 foot sharp edges to the beach.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

February 7, 2024

A lot of winter damage to the foredunes noted. Construction workers working on the new boat ramp and replacing and relocating some drainage pipes. Photos showing bulldozer shift sand by residence. 1 dory and 3 fishermen getting picked up

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

November 3, 2023

Nice 58 degree mild winds.

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Mile 261

October 3, 2023

Weather: Cloudy and Wintery, High tide today 3.

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Mile 261

September 4, 2023

Really a great day!

MatthewsE

Mile 261

August 2, 2023

Drift- Wrack and Surf Zones seem to differ along the beach.

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Mile 261

July 11, 2023

Nice smooth beach Foredunes are nice and smooth, no sharp edges.

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Mile 261

June 1, 2023

Beach is very smooth, no berms built up.

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