Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdspollutionshorelinebeachobservationscitizen sciencemonitoringwildlifemarine debris

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcedarnorth carolinablue crabeast coaststumpcoastal marine ecologysaltsalt water intrusionmarylandecologysaltwatergeographydelaware baygedan labwetlandscoastalsoilblackwater national refugepinemaritime forestghosts of the coastspartina patenssalt tolerantchanging shorelinestormfloridaregenerationmarshsalt tolerant plantsvirginia coast reservetree stumpghost forestgroundwaterdelmarva peninsulasawgrasssea level riseseawatersalt stresssalineglobal warmingwoodchesapeake baynew yorkkeryn gedandisturbanceriverbankdroughtsweet gumrising seassalt watersapsaltwater marshesfloodingcordgrassvirginiableached treesflooddying forestsaltwater marshprime hook national wildlife refugechanging landscapedying treesdelawareeastern shoremullica river estuarycattus islandland conversionmid atlantickilling treesmarinetidal inundationtributariesestuaryforestclimate changetideblack needle rushcoastal ecologywildfirestree deathstorymapnew jerseysurvey123georgiahurricanegeologylow elevationsouth carolinadead treesswampcoastal educationshorelinethe george washington universitymarsh migrationphragmitessomerset county

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 Marinesealsharbor sealsvirginiachesapeake bay

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentconservationlakessatellitesnasafreshwaterearth sciencehydrologyenvironmental monitoringclimate science

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen Scienceplastic pollutionplastic plastic pollution water environmentwaterdebrismarine marine debris marine littermarine debrisenvironment plasticlitter