Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdsshorelinemonitoringwildlifecitizen scienceobservationspollutionbeachmarine debris

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentthe george washington universitysomerset countysalinedelaware baychanging landscapesaltwatercattus islandcoastal ecologylow elevationmarshshorelinesawgrassdisturbancegeorgiableached treesnorth carolinasouth carolinasaltwater marshstorymapsalt tolerant plantscoastal marine ecologykilling treesblack needle rushkeryn gedantidal inundationtributariesfloridamarylandsweet gumsapland conversioncedartree stumptree deathchanging shorelinemarinefloodsalt watercordgrassprime hook national wildlife refugeecologysalt water intrusionmarsh migrationsaltstormmid atlanticgroundwaterdead treeshurricanephragmitesspartina patenspineblackwater national refugemullica river estuarystumpsaltwater marshesdying forestseawaterwoodsalt tolerantestuarydroughtgeographyghosts of the coastswampeastern shorewildfiresrising seassoilghost forestnew yorkriverbankblue crabdelmarva peninsulavirginia coast reservegedan labvirginiaforestfloodingdying treescoastalchesapeake baysurvey123coastal educationsea level risemaritime forestglobal warmingwetlandsregenerationdelawareclimate changesalt stresseast coastnew jerseytidegeology

Harbor Seal Spotting: Chesapeake Bay & Coast

Document winter harbor seal presence in the Bay and VA coast

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceAnimalsBiologyOcean Water Marinechesapeake baysealsharbor sealsvirginia

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentsatellitesearth scienceenvironmental monitoringhydrologyclimate sciencelakesnasaconservationfreshwater

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

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