Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdsmarine debrispollutionobservationsshorelinebeachwildlifecitizen sciencemonitoring

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsawgrasscoastal educationeastern shorekilling treessaltwater marshstormstorymapchanging shorelinesalineblackwater national refugechanging landscapestumplow elevationdisturbancesomerset countytidal inundationnew yorkdelawaremarylandphragmitesdroughtmarshwetlandsgedan labghost forestthe george washington universitynorth carolinasouth carolinacoastaldead treesdelmarva peninsulasea level risegeographybleached treesgeorgiaspartina patenstree deathnew jerseyfloodregenerationsweet gumsalt tolerant plantssalt water intrusiontributariesdying forestecologysalt stresspineeast coastwildfiresmaritime forestsurvey123wooddying treesvirginialand conversioncoastal ecologychesapeake baysalt watersaltwaterfloridageologyblue crabcordgrassmarsh migrationclimate changesaltdelaware baytree stumpmid atlanticblack needle rushcattus islandriverbankfloodinghurricanevirginia coast reservesalt tolerantcoastal marine ecologyrising seasforestsapprime hook national wildlife refugeglobal warmingsaltwater marshescedarswampseawatermarinesoiltidegroundwatershorelineghosts of the coastestuarykeryn gedanmullica river estuary

Harbor Seal Spotting: Chesapeake Bay & Coast

Document winter harbor seal presence in the Bay and VA coast

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

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Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentfreshwaterlakesclimate sciencesatellitesenvironmental monitoringearth sciencenasaconservationhydrology

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

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