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1 General Info Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; Start Time End Time Lowest Tide at time 1219 Temperature (F) Sky sunny cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy Cloudy Vertical Zones Walked: High Middle Low # of Observers Hours Spent Person-Hours Shoreline Walked (miles Total Trip Mileage Did Observers... Hike? Kayak? Other (specify)? Trash Bags Collected Estimated Weight of Collected Trash Wildlife Birds Loons 1 1 Sea Ducks 2 1 Other Ducks and Geese Bald Eagles Adults Immatures Nests Shorebirds Seabirds Crows and Ravens Others (see separate Bird list) 9 female or winter lon Domestic Mammals Cattle Horses 3 tracks Dogs tracks 1 2 Other Land Mammals Moose Adults Calves Black Bears Brown Bears

2 General Info Date Start Time End Time Lowest Tide at time Temperature (F) Sky Vertical Zones Walked: High Middle Low # of Observers Hours Spent Person-Hours Shoreline Walked (miles Total Trip Mileage Did Observers... Hike? Kayak? Other (specify)? Trash Bags Collected Estimated Weight of Co Wildlife Birds Loons Sea Ducks Other Ducks and Geese Bald Eagles Adults Immatures Nests Shorebirds Seabirds Crows and Ravens Others (see separate Bird 11-Oct-213 and sunny ngspur, 2 Domestic Mammals Cattle Horses Dogs Other Land Mammals Moose Adults Calves Black Bears Brown Bears

3 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; Land/River Otters Red Squirrels Tracks Identified Other many signs of voles scurrying rodents Marine Mammals Sea Otters Harbor Seals Steller's Sea Lions 1 2 Harbor Porpoises Whales Beluga Orca Minke Humpback Gray Unknown Other/Unidentified ote any unusual wildlife sightings 1 duck skeleton. 1 dead sea otter, no sign of oil on fur, picked up by1 dead chicken, 1 dead murre. To 19 silver salmon (spaw Invertebrates (from the Intertidal Biodiversity Checklist) te any interesting obser 4 moon snasmall black live fish, s lots of moon snail egg rings, lots of dead mussels, perhaps from especially cold winter hanges in abundance here Sponges Breadcrumb Sponge Purple Sponge Cnidarians Anemones Burrowing Green Anemone Orange Colonial Anemone Frilled (Plumose) Anemone Christmas Anemone Sea Jellies Moon Jelly Many-ribbed Hydromedusa Compass Jelly Lion's Mane Jelly Worms Giant Flatworm Nemerteans Amphiporus (Two-spotted) Ribbon Worm Red Ribbon Worm Echiurans Fat Innkeeper (Alaskan Spoonworm)

4 Date Land/River Otters Red Squirrels Tracks Identified Other Marine Mammals Sea Otters Harbor Seals Steller's Sea Lions Harbor Porpoises Whales Beluga Orca Minke Humpback Gray Unknown Other/Unidentified 11-Oct-213 and ote any unusual wildlife wning) s skeletons Invertebrates (from the Intertidal Biodiv te any interesting obser hanges in abundance he Sponges Breadcrumb Sponge Purple Sponge Cnidarians Anemones Burrowing Green Anemon Orange Colonial Anemon Frilled (Plumose) Anemon Christmas Anemone Sea Jellies Moon Jelly Many-ribbed Hydromedus Compass Jelly Lion's Mane Jelly Worms Giant Flatworm Nemerteans Amphiporus (Two-spotted Red Ribbon Worm Echiurans Fat Innkeeper (Alaskan S sand worm casings, many small tunicates in

5 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; Sipunculids Peanut Worm Annelids Mussel Worm (Clam Worm) Northern Feather Duster Worm (Carpet Worm) Cone Worm Calcareous Tube Worm Spiral Tube Worm Scaleworm Brachiopods Transverse Lampshell Mollusks Chitons Gumboot Chiton Black Katy Chiton Brick Chiton Mossy Chiton Tiger Chiton Lined Chiton Limpets Dunce Cap Limpet Plate Limpet Snails Hairy Triton Sitka Periwinkle Helicina Margarite Puppet Margarite Aleutian Moonsnail Ridged Neptune Channeled Dogwinkle Emarginate Dogwinkle Frilled Dogwinkle File Dogwinkle Big-mouth Whelk Nudibranchs Maned Nudibranch False Sea Lemon (False Lemon Peel) Orange-tipped Nudibranch Opalescent Nudibranch Bushy-backed Nudibranch Clams Nuttal's Cockle Northwest Ugly Clam Arctic Rock Borer Baltic Macoma Stained Macoma Pacific Surf Clam Truncated Mya

6 Date Sipunculids Peanut Worm Annelids Mussel Worm (Clam Wor Northern Feather Duster W Cone Worm Calcareous Tube Worm Spiral Tube Worm Scaleworm Brachiopods Transverse Lampshell Mollusks Chitons Gumboot Chiton Black Katy Chiton Brick Chiton Mossy Chiton Tiger Chiton Lined Chiton Limpets Dunce Cap Limpet Plate Limpet Snails Hairy Triton Sitka Periwinkle Helicina Margarite Puppet Margarite Aleutian Moonsnail Ridged Neptune Channeled Dogwinkle Emarginate Dogwinkle Frilled Dogwinkle File Dogwinkle Big-mouth Whelk Nudibranchs Maned Nudibranch False Sea Lemon (False Orange-tipped Nudibranc Opalescent Nudibranch Bushy-backed Nudibranc Clams Nuttal's Cockle Northwest Ugly Clam Arctic Rock Borer Baltic Macoma Stained Macoma Pacific Surf Clam Truncated Mya 11-Oct-213 and shells many shells few shells shells shells

7 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; Steamer Clam (Pacific Littleneck Clam) Butter Clam Razor Clam Mussels Horse Mussel Pacific Blue Mussel Scallops Pink Scallop Jingles Rock Jingle Cephalopods Giant Pacific Octopus Stubby Squid Arthropods Barnacles Acorn Barnacle Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle Thatched Acorn Barnacle Crabs Dungeness Crab Black-clawed Cancer Crab Red Hermit Crab Striped Hermit Crab Decorator Crab Carapace Crab Red King Crab Northern Kelp Crab Helmet Crab Shrimp Broken-back Shrimp Coonstripe Shrimp Sand Shrimp Isopods Pillbug Isopod Rockweek Isopod Amphipods Skeleton Shrimp Small Beach Hopper Echinoderms Sea Stars Little Si-rayed Star Red-banded Star (Rainbow Star) Ochre Star Sunflower Star Morning Sun Star Stimpson's Sun Star Rose Star Leather Star

8 Date 11-Oct-213 and Steamer Clam (Pacific Lit many shells Butter Clam few shells Razor Clam Mussels Horse Mussel Pacific Blue Mussel Scallops Pink Scallop Jingles Rock Jingle Cephalopods Giant Pacific Octopus Stubby Squid Arthropods Barnacles Acorn Barnacle Pelagic Gooseneck Barna Thatched Acorn Barnacle Crabs few misc. shell parts Dungeness Crab Black-clawed Cancer Cra Red Hermit Crab Striped Hermit Crab Decorator Crab Carapace Crab Red King Crab Northern Kelp Crab Helmet Crab Shrimp Broken-back Shrimp Coonstripe Shrimp Sand Shrimp Isopods Pillbug Isopod Rockweek Isopod Amphipods Skeleton Shrimp Small Beach Hopper Echinoderms Sea Stars Little Si-rayed Star Red-banded Star (Rainbo Ochre Star Sunflower Star Morning Sun Star Stimpson's Sun Star Rose Star Leather Star

9 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; True Star (False Ochre Star, Mottled Star) Blood Star Brittle Stars Serpent Star Daisy Brittle Star Sea Urchins Green Sea Urchin Red Sea Urchin Sea Cucumbers Silky Burrowing Cucumber Orange Cucumber (Red Cucumber) Tar-spot Cucumber (Black Cucumber) Sand Dollars Green-spined Sand Dollar (Northern Sand Dollar) Chordates Tunicates man Colonial Tunicate (Sea Pork) Sea Peach Seaweeds Green Seaweed Red Seaweed Rockweed Kelps Eelgrass Beach Substrate Type mud, sand rocky, sand rocky pebbles rocky, pebbles, sand all rocky, pebb pebbles pebbles, saebbles, san Bluff and Cliff Erosion Comments no cliff severe slight moderate slight Area arouno the edge,

10 Date 11-Oct-213 and True Star (False Ochre S Blood Star Brittle Stars Serpent Star Daisy Brittle Star Sea Urchins Green Sea Urchin Red Sea Urchin Sea Cucumbers Silky Burrowing Cucumbe Orange Cucumber (Red C Tar-spot Cucumber (Blac Sand Dollars Green-spined Sand Dolla Chordates Tunicates ny small sea squirts on rocks in runnels Colonial Tunicate (Sea Po Sea Peach Seaweeds Green Seaweed Red Seaweed Rockweed Kelps Eelgrass Beach Substrate Type nd rocky pebbles sand mud Bluff and Cliff Erosion Comments but they are dealing well with eros

11 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; Human Activities Walking Camping Partying Fire Pits 6 2 Trash Accumulations 1 1 Clamming old boat ha 1 1 Fishing by old fishing h 1 1 fish carcasses, mo Coaling 1 Picnicking Horseback Riding 1 3 Harvesting (specify) 1 (beach pea) Other (specify) landscaping Vehicle Use Cars/Trucks Sets of tracks in gravel on beach, tidep ATVs/Motorcycles Sets of tracks in mud 2 in tidepools Bicycles Sets of tracks Aircraft

12 Date 11-Oct-213 and Human Activities Walking 3 Camping Partying Fire Pits 3 Trash Accumulations Clamming rbo Fishing hole ore trash 3 Coaling Picnicking Horseback Riding Harvesting (specify) Other (specify) Vehicle Use Cars/Trucks Sets of tracks pools ATVs/Motorcycles Sets of tracks Bicycles Sets of tracks Aircraft many many many

13 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; Sets of tracks in air Other (specify) Structures on the Beach Buildings Docks Driftwood Structures 1 e by campe Riprapped Areas 1 1 Erosion Control Structures 1 Abandoned Vehicles 1 old landing cr Abandoned Boats Boat Parts 1 Archaeological Sites Shell Middens Other (specify) Outfalls or Pipes Number 2 1 Comments Water from settling pon Toic Pollution Fuel (oil, gas, etc.) 1 Lubricating Oil Paint 1 1 Batteries 1 Trash & Debris (from International Coastal Cleanup Card) ine and Recreational Activities Bags/Food Wrappers Balloons 2 Beverage Bottles, plastic, 2-liter or less Beverage Bottles, glass 14 6 Beverage Cans Caps, Lids Clothing, Cloth 5 34 Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons 3 31 Diapers Fast-food Containers 15 6-pack Holders 1 4 Pull Tabs Shotgun Shells/Wadding 29 Straws, Stirrers 6 Toys 1 9

14 Date 11-Oct-213 and Sets of tracks Other (specify) Structures on the Beach Buildings Docks Driftwood Structures Riprapped Areas Erosion Control Structure Abandoned Vehicles raft Abandoned Boats Boat Parts Archaeological Sites Shell Middens Other (specify) commercial lagoons and docks commercial lagoons and docks ers, 3 commercial 2 Outfalls or Pipes Number Comments nd for dredge Toic Pollution Fuel (oil, gas, etc.) Lubricating Oil Paint Batteries Trash & Debris (from International Coasta ine and Recreational Ac Bags/Food Wrappers Balloons Beverage Bottles, plastic, Beverage Bottles, glass Beverage Cans Caps, Lids Clothing, Cloth Cups, Plates, Forks, Kniv Diapers Fast-food Containers 6-pack Holders Pull Tabs Shotgun Shells/Wadding Straws, Stirrers Toys

15 Date 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr-88 3-Apr Apr-9 2-May-91 3-May-91 2-May-92 4-May-92 2-Sep Sep- 24-Sep- 17-Sep-12; 7-Oct-2; other 53 plastic debris, 8 paper debris, milli Ocean/Waterway Activities Bait Containers/Packaging 4 1 Bleach/Cleaner Bottles 2 Buoys/Floats Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps Crates 2 Fishing Line 3 14 Fishing Lures Fishing Nets 2 Light Bulbs/Tubes Oil/Lube Bottles 6 1 Pallets 6 2 Plastic Sheeting/Tarps Rope Strapping s 7 8 moking-related Activities Cigarettes/Cigarette Filters 2 1 Cigarette Lighters 1 16 Cigar Tips Tobacco Packaging/Wrappers 1 12 Dumping Activities Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) 3 Batteries Cars/Car Parts Construction Materials gallon Drums Tires Medical/Personal Hygiene Syringes Condoms Tampons/Tampon Applicators 1 bris Items of Local Concern 2 Help cards, #3736 an 38 places with strewn styrofoam pieces; Entangled Animals Type of Animal Form of Entangling Debris Comments st Peculiar Item Collecte1 satellite dish 1 size 1 Fila tennis sh

16 Date other Ocean/Waterway Activitie Bait Containers/Packagin Bleach/Cleaner Bottles Buoys/Floats Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps Crates Fishing Line Fishing Lures Fishing Nets Light Bulbs/Tubes Oil/Lube Bottles Pallets Plastic Sheeting/Tarps Rope Strapping s 11-Oct-213 and ons of broken glass shard moking-related Activitie Cigarettes/Cigarette Filter Cigarette Lighters Cigar Tips Tobacco Packaging/Wrap Dumping Activities Appliances (refrigerators, Batteries Cars/Car Parts Construction Materials 55-gallon Drums Tires Medical/Personal Hygiene Syringes Condoms Tampons/Tampon Applic 2 bris Items of Local Concnd large pieces of styrofoa Entangled Animals Type of Animal Form of Entangling Debris Comments st Peculiar Item Collecte hoe, 1 Walkmaster size 11 child's sandal. Also a sled

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