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We began this walk at 9:15 AM at the location on the shoreline
just east of the Fire Station. We encountered no hardening objects during
the first 30 minutes of our walk. At 9:40, we noticed two moderate streams
of water emanating from a heavily vegetated part of the bluff, above the
high water level. The two streams produced moderate erosion of the beach.
We were unable to identify the source or cause.
At 9:55 AM, we approached a wooden pier. As GPS data was being recorded, a home owner, above us on the pier, inquired as to our purpose. He then proceeded to share with us his concerns about two persons who were illegally poaching clams (approximately 300 feet from us at the water's edge). Poaching in this area was an on-going problem. I suspect that he was sharing his despair with us if hopes that we could pass this info along to someone who could help make a difference. We noticed a plastic outflow pipe descending from the bluff at about 10:10 AM. Shortly thereafter, we spotted an elaborate metal stairway descending, approximately 25 to 30 feet, down from the bluff; it was constructed in two sections. The lower part (that actually lowers to the beach) was about 15 feet lone and hinged like a 'drawbridge.' In front of this stairway was a partially collapsed wood bulkhead. It was constructed of a series of long vertical driftwood logs, held in place by vertical driftwood pilings. The final object was a concrete block, approximately 15 feet long, 10 feet high and 6 feet deep. There were metal pipes protruding from the block. At this point, the PDOP levels were too high for the GPS unit to record meaningful data. This walk ended at 10:35 AM.
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