Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdswildlifeshorelinecitizen sciencepollutionmonitoringmarine debrisbeachobservations

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttree stumpsalt water intrusioneast coastchesapeake baymid atlanticvirginiafloodsweet gumgedan labgeologymarylandwildfiresmarshstumpghosts of the coastfloridadelmarva peninsuladying forestswampforestsurvey123eastern shoreestuarygeorgiadelawareseawaterghost forestmaritime forestglobal warmingcoastal educationdead treessalinemullica river estuaryblack needle rushstormcattus islandgroundwatercoastalwetlandssaltwatertidal inundationfloodingdying treesriverbankdroughtkeryn gedancordgrasssoilclimate changethe george washington universityspartina patenschanging shorelinesomerset countyrising seasnorth carolinasaltwater marshespinecoastal ecologylow elevationtributariescoastal marine ecologysaltmarinephragmitesdelaware baycedartidestorymapregenerationsalt watersalt tolerantsapgeographyland conversionchanging landscapehurricanedisturbancesalt stresskilling treesshorelineblue crabnew jerseyecologyvirginia coast reservesea level risesaltwater marshbleached treestree deathprime hook national wildlife refugesouth carolinawoodmarsh migrationnew yorkblackwater national refugesawgrasssalt tolerant plants

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 Marinevirginiaharbor sealssealschesapeake bay

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentfreshwaterearth sciencesatellitesclimate sciencehydrologylakesconservationenvironmental monitoringnasa

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen Sciencemarine littermarine debris marine debrisdebrislitterwaterenvironment waterplastic pollutionplastic plastic pollution environment plastic marine