Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdswildlifeobservationspollutionmonitoringcitizen scienceshorelinebeachmarine debris

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentphragmitesghosts of the coastgroundwatersalt waterwildfiresforestcordgrasstree stumpsweet gumcoastal educationnorth carolinableached treestree deathcoastal ecologysaltwatermullica river estuarythe george washington universitymarshsaltwater marshesdying forestchanging landscapecoastal marine ecologyghost forestprime hook national wildlife refugesouth carolinaglobal warmingchesapeake bayhurricanesawgrassstumpfloodtidal inundationclimate changefloodingfloridarising seasswamptributarieslow elevationwoodgeorgiamarylandkilling treesblackwater national refugedisturbanceecologysomerset countysaltwater marshmid atlanticcedarnew jerseycattus islandvirginia coast reservecoastalsurvey123blue crabdying treestidepinesalt tolerant plantsland conversiondroughtsapchanging shorelineshorelinesalt water intrusiondead treesstorymapblack needle rushestuarydelaware baysoileast coasteastern shoreriverbankdelawaresalinedelmarva peninsulamarsh migrationstormwetlandsseawatergeographysalt tolerantmarinesea level risekeryn gedannew yorkgeologyvirginiaspartina patenssaltgedan labmaritime forestsalt stressregeneration

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 Marinevirginiachesapeake baysealsharbor seals

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentnasalakesearth sciencesatellitesconservationenvironmental monitoringclimate sciencehydrologyfreshwater

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen Science marine debrismarine debrisdebris plastic pollution plasticenvironmentplastic pollution marineplasticwatermarinelitter environment water litter