Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdspollutionbeachmarine debriswildlifecitizen scienceobservationsmonitoringshoreline

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteastern shoretributariesregenerationvirginiasalt water intrusionblack needle rushsaltwater marsheskilling treesmaritime forestnew yorkmarsh migrationnorth carolinasalt stresssalt tolerant plantskeryn gedansaltwater marshdying foresthurricanemarylandsurvey123climate changedelaware bayblackwater national refugesoilmullica river estuarygeorgiasomerset countyfloodstumpfloridachanging landscapecoastal ecologysapwildfireseast coastcoastal marine ecologyshorelinesaltwaterstormchesapeake baybleached treesrising seasdisturbancegedan labcattus islandgroundwatercoastalland conversionriverbankforestchanging shorelinepinetree deathecologytidecedarglobal warminggeologydelmarva peninsulaspartina patenscordgrasssalt tolerantghosts of the coastestuaryghost forestlow elevationnew jerseygeographyswampwoodthe george washington universitycoastal educationsawgrassstorymapsweet gummarinesalt waterfloodingmarshmid atlanticdelawaretree stumpblue crabdead treesseawatersea level risevirginia coast reservewetlandssalineprime hook national wildlife refugedying treesdroughtphragmitessalttidal inundationsouth carolina

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 sealschesapeake bayvirginia

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentearth sciencenasasatellitesenvironmental monitoringclimate sciencelakesfreshwaterhydrologyconservation

Center for Coastal Studies

Lobster Trap ID Tag Report

Document and analyze trap tag distribution

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen Science water litterplastic pollution marinemarine marine debriswater environmentmarine debrisplastic plastic pollutionenvironmentdebrislitter plastic