Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdsmonitoringwildlifemarine debrisobservationsshorelinepollutionbeachcitizen science

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdroughtghosts of the coastsalt water intrusionsoilcattus islandmarylandsalt tolerantmullica river estuarydying forestkilling treesgroundwaterdying treespinetree stumpcoastal educationwetlandsforestfloodingtree deathstormsaltwaterlow elevationsaltcordgrassprime hook national wildlife refugeriverbankmaritime forestcoastal ecologyvirginia coast reservephragmitesnorth carolinakeryn gedangeologyclimate changechesapeake baysalt tolerant plantsland conversiontidestorymapgeorgiacoastalwildfiresdelawarestumpeastern shorecoastal marine ecologysea level risefloodsaltwater marshchanging shorelinesurvey123cedarblack needle rushtidal inundationmid atlanticblue crabblackwater national refugethe george washington universityfloridamarinechanging landscapeshorelinedead treesregenerationswampseawatersalt waterdelmarva peninsularising seashurricanesomerset countyglobal warmingvirginiamarsh migrationecologysalinesawgrassdelaware baydisturbancewoodmarshsaltwater marshesnew jerseygeographygedan labghost forestestuarybleached treessouth carolinaspartina patenstributariessalt stressnew yorksapeast coastsweet gum

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 Marinesealschesapeake bayharbor sealsvirginia

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentenvironmental monitoringearth sciencefreshwaterlakesnasasatelliteshydrologyconservationclimate science

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen Science littermarine environmentmarine debriswaterenvironmentdebris waterplastic marine marine debrislitter plastic pollutionplastic pollution plastic