Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdsshorelinemonitoringwildlifepollutioncitizen sciencebeachmarine debrisobservations

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt tolerantsoilrising seasmaritime forestmarsh migrationvirginia coast reservesaltwatercordgrassglobal warmingvirginiapinewildfirestidal inundationphragmitessaltwater marshtributariesdying forestgedan labnew yorkestuarycoastal ecologyforestsurvey123salt waterprime hook national wildlife refugewetlandsstumphurricanemarinemarshbleached treesblue crabkeryn gedanmullica river estuaryseawaterblack needle rushthe george washington universitystorymapmid atlantictree deathcedarghost forestdroughtsalinedelmarva peninsulaghosts of the coastnew jerseynorth carolinamarylandcoastalsalt stressfloodsea level risedisturbancegroundwaterchanging landscapestormlow elevationchanging shorelinetidechesapeake baysaltwater marshessouth carolinasalt water intrusionsapgeographykilling treesshorelinesaltdead treessomerset countyecologytree stumpspartina patensland conversioncoastal educationdying treeseastern shoreswampregenerationblackwater national refugegeologyclimate changecoastal marine ecologyeast coastgeorgiafloridacattus islandwooddelawaresalt tolerant plantsfloodingsawgrasssweet gumriverbankdelaware bay

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 baysealsvirginiaharbor seals

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmenthydrologyfreshwaterlakessatellitesclimate scienceenvironmental monitoringnasaearth scienceconservation

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

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