Mile 307 - Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek - September 21, 2020

Report Details

There were 15 people and 2 dogs walking on the beach.There was no land based debris on the beach. There was one dead harbor seal on the beach. see picture. There were 6 brown pelicans on and around Gull Rock.There were new rock slides from the hillside south of Arch Cape. There were 5 trees hanging from the top of the hillside. The high winds beginnning September 7 caused a large number of trees to fall. see pictures

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 15.

Stranded Marine Mammals

One dead harbor seal was observed on the beach sand. see picture

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Five trees were hanging from the top of the hill side south of Arch Cape. New rock slides below the trees. see pictures

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

March 14, 2024

The wrack line contained small (2-4") crab casings, clam shells and broken sand dollars. There was a small land slide near a house drain line - see picture. The sand level was low on the north end of mile 307 which leaves the rocks uncovered.

RICK HESS