Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdspollutionshorelinemarine debriswildlifemonitoringbeachobservationscitizen science

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidekilling treessomerset countyblackwater national refugemarshmarylandsapdead treesmid atlanticghosts of the coastsouth carolinasalt water intrusionsalt tolerant plantsdelawarestumpghost forestdelmarva peninsulavirginiadisturbanceswamptributariesland conversiontidal inundationnorth carolinageographygeologyvirginia coast reserveeast coastecologysaltwaterforestnew jerseylow elevationsalt stresspinenew yorkregenerationgedan labblue crabdroughtstormclimate changesweet gumcattus islandhurricanefloodspartina patenscedarblack needle rushsalt waterphragmitesbleached treessoilcoastal marine ecologytree deathmarinesea level riseseawaterchanging landscapewildfiresriverbankwetlandssaltmarsh migrationcoastal educationshorelinestorymapcordgrasswoodsurvey123dying foresteastern shorechanging shorelinedelaware bayfloridasaltwater marshgeorgiaprime hook national wildlife refugegroundwatersalt tolerantglobal warmingdying treessaltwater marshestree stumpcoastal ecologythe george washington universityfloodingsawgrasscoastalmaritime forestsalinerising seaschesapeake bayestuarymullica river estuarykeryn gedan

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 bayvirginiaharbor seals

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentsatellitesenvironmental monitoringhydrologyfreshwaterearth scienceclimate sciencelakesnasaconservation

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen Sciencelitterdebris plastic marine debrisenvironment marinemarine debrisplastic litter plastic pollution watermarine environmentplastic pollutionwater