Oregon Beach Erosion

For those that didn%26#39;t read this in The Oregonian, here%26#39;s a link to an interesting story.

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Den

Oregon Beach Erosion

Hey Den,

I recall about 10 years ago, my husband took me out to a place on Nye Beach in Newport where a developer had begun constructing a set of condo units. All that was left of the construction was a concrete slab. One of his OSU professors had shown his class the same structure while it was being built some 8 years before that. The professor predicted the demise of the building due to the fact that it was built on or surrounded by sandstone. I haven%26#39;t been back to Nye beach in many years but I can only assume that the concrete slab has since been swallowed by the ocean and that the coastline continues to erode. I really wish that retirees would build their dream homes somewhere other than right near the ocean. I have to wonder who allowed the building permits. Maybe homeowners should at least know that any dwelling is temporary and that it is only a matter of time before it will be destroyed by erosion, landslide, river meandering or flooding - did I cover everything?

Oregon Beach Erosion

Junlauf- I must have had the same OSU prof :) ! I remember this story and he also included that some shady developers will fish around for a geologist that %26#39;proves%26#39; land is stable, when most geologist say otherwise. There are many examples of erosion on the coast, Waldport- in the 80%26#39;s, Bayocean, etc. Definetly buyer beware.

Also-alot of sand gets dumped out deeper water than it used to, due to jetties(especially the Columbia). So river systems aren%26#39;t adding to sand deposition either.

I could go on and on about how I really worry for the Oregon coast, with all the development and being loved to death. Of course I guess its all about perspective, I think OR is way too developed and Portland is huge. While others probably think oregon is poe-dunk.

Off the soap box-Chinook!!!! :)

Last week we spent a night at the Waves in Newport. It is located at Jumpoff Joe. Not much left of Jumpoff Joe now, It fell into the ocean with some nearby land.

I remember when it was there, nice formation but easy to see why it is gone. I would invest nothing in the Waves or any where near. And there other formations that are gone.

The only coastal property we have is part ownership in Whale Pointe on the rocks in Depoe Bay. If we buy more it will not be on sandstone.

This brought back memories...I lived in small cabins near Garibaldi, Waldport and Tolovana in the 1950%26#39;s. Much later, after college, I regretted that my family had never bought land in the places we had lived. Well, I%26#39;ve been back to Garibaldi and Waldport, and those sites are eroded away. Tolovana--well, too bad for us.. that would have been a nice investment. That would be about where the Stephanie Inn is now. (Used to be Viking Cottages and Major Motel near there, I think, in the 40%26#39;s and 50%26#39;s)

I have also taken a geology beach walk from Arch Capes led by the Forest Service. They also pointed out the fact that many of the lovely homes on bluffs north of there were going to be part of the natural changes that will occur along the coast. Allowing developers to build on sandstone is just insane. However, I know of people who have built on lava beds on the Big Island despite the volcano, and, of course, continual building on the hurricane coast of Florida.