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A beautiful day out, great low tide. People were respectful of the intertidal habitat. Having the watchful eyes of several OIMB graduate students on hand was no doubt a helpful factor.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 100. Number of dogs: 3. Tidepooling: 100. Fishing: 4. Other Activities: Main UO campus class being led by OIMB grad. students and SWOCC classes in tide pools. Others present..

Concerns

Apparent violations: No apparent violations. Students well chaperoned.

Notable Wildlife

Large number of gum boot chitons in intertidal. In one meter square saw six. Our foursome saw around 4-6 sea stars (Pisaster), one of which with wasting disease. We wondered if the increase in chiton population was due to reduced predation by Pisaster. Pigeon guillemots on near shore rocks

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

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Mile 116

January 20, 2024

I was the only person fool enough to the visit South Cove today.

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Mile 116

August 6, 2023

A pleasantly mild day made for a good tidepool walk.

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Mile 116

May 7, 2023

There was one dead California Sea Lion low on the beach.

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Mile 116

December 3, 2022

I returned to Mile 116 for a Sea Star Observation Survey.

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Mile 116

November 20, 2022

The weather had very light cloud cover, but I logged it as Sunny.

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Mile 116

July 16, 2022

A minus tide occurs this Summer weekend and Parks had a sign encouraging the public to explore the tidepools.

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Mile 116

May 1, 2022

I came for the minus tide since the weather would be dry.

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Mile 116

January 9, 2022

After a week of heavy rain, it was a lovely sunny January day at the South Cove.

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