Clearing Beach Access
Sat, Jan 28
|Des Moines
We have a few people wanting to help clear an entrance to the beach or at least make it safer to access. The more people we have the better. It isn't a dive event and open to any able body person that wants to help
Time & Location
Jan 28, 2023, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Des Moines, 25205 8th Pl S, Des Moines, WA 98198, USA
About the event
Winter high tides at Saltwater State Park beach act like a beacon for logs to congregate. The water movement on the east side of the Sound generally flows northerly. However, the creek mouth is so extended and fortified with a rock jetty it unfortunately, it blocks the northerly flow of logs and acts more like a pocket full of logs. The park is only allowed to move logs between April and October. However, we can move a few around and send them past the mouth of the creek while the tide is ebbing.
Our goal is to pry some of these logs off the beach; get them a float and take them north of the creek. Saturday 28, after bulk of the king tides will be a 12.5 ft tide at 9:50. To take advantage of the high tide meet time is 8:30.-11am We will survey the area and figure…