Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdspollutionwildlifebeachmonitoringobservationsmarine debriscitizen scienceshoreline

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentpinesalinelow elevationcoastal marine ecologyseawatereast coastshorelinemarsh migrationghosts of the coastnorth carolinageologysalt water intrusionblackwater national refugefloridanew yorkdelmarva peninsulaeastern shoresawgrassriverbankchesapeake baymarshsalt stresschanging landscapeblue crabland conversionglobal warmingsaltwaterdelawarestormnew jerseymarinesalt tolerant plantscoastalwildfiresphragmitessapkeryn gedandisturbancetidesaltmarylandbleached treescattus islandsoilthe george washington universitymullica river estuarycoastal ecologyfloodingrising seasforestgroundwaterwetlandscedarregenerationspartina patensestuarydelaware bayecologygeorgiachanging shorelinestumpgedan labfloodcoastal educationtidal inundationsurvey123cordgrasstree deathvirginiasea level risesalt tolerantsomerset countygeographydying treesdead treestributariessaltwater marshstorymapswampsweet gumdroughttree stumpsaltwater marshesdying forestghost foresthurricaneblack needle rushkilling treessouth carolinamid atlanticmaritime forestwoodvirginia coast reservesalt waterclimate changeprime hook national wildlife refuge

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 bayharbor sealssealsvirginia

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentclimate sciencesatelliteslakesconservationfreshwaterearth sciencehydrologynasaenvironmental monitoring

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

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