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MILE 299 on 6/24/10   -   HALLEE LOCATION Tillamook  •  South end Manzanita Beach CONDITIONS Thursday 9:00 PM  •  Sunny  •  63° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the SW  •  Tide: 7.5 ft HUMANS People: 12  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 9  •  Sitting: 3  •  Photography: 4  •  Rockhunting: 2  •  horseback riding (1), watching sunset/moonrise (12) CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS A quiet weekday evening. The few people we saw were mostly in area over the dunes from the State Park Campground....watching the sunset/moonrise. One young woman was riding a horse. NOTABLE WILDLIFE no mammals 8 gulls species?, 2 White Crowned Sparrows singing in dune grass, 2 barn swallows over beach, DEAD BIRDS Species/names: none STRANDED none FISH & INVERTS none DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Plastic pellets  •  Land-based debris very little debris visible because hard pm wind had covered everything with sand NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS Dune Modification  •  New plantings of European beachgrass most recent dozing and planting took place in April 2010 NATURAL CHANGES Erosion of vegetated foredune winter dune erosion evident COMMENTS The dune modification was described in a "North Coast Citizen" article in April. Permits have been granted. Will verify which kind of beach grass was planted, European or native. SUMMARY A windy evening with mostly clear sky but big fog bank out over the ocean blocking the sunset. A loose fitting lenticular cloud system over NeahKahNie Mountain with clouds trailing out of the mountain gaps. The almost full moon had just risen! 12 people (with four dogs) were seen. Mostly strolling and enjoying the sunset/moonrise. One woman was riding a horse. The beach was windblown all day so there wasn't much man-made or natural debris to be found on the sand. Usual pebbles, pieces of shell (razor clam, Mussel, Sand Dollar, Dungeness Crab, Oyster, etc.) A few individual feathers. A few pieces of plastic. The interesting man-made change on mile 299 is the dune modification done in April 2010. The dunes in front of beach houses from Beach Access 7 to 9 were bull-dozed and beach grass was planted. This is done every few years to a section of the intruding dunes. (Estimated distance done would be 1/10 of the mile.) Permits have been granted. OBSERVER hallee EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 6/27/10 6:50 AM PHOTOS 1 dune modification in action Description: bulldozer flattening dunes between Beach Access 7 and 9 Location: Beach access #7 Date: 04/08/2010 2 Recent Beach Grass Planting Description: Beach grass planted where dunes have been bulldozed. Location: Beach access #9 Date: 04/18/2010 3 fog bank at sunset Description: fog bank over ocean.... Manzanita Beach Date: 06/24/2010 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US