Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceSocial ScienceEducationBirdsGeographyAnimalsBiologyNature & OutdoorsOcean Water MarineEcology & Environmentbeachobservationsmarine debrismonitoringpollutionwildlifecitizen scienceshoreline

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentphragmitesnew jerseyblack needle rushdroughtmarylandchanging landscapedelmarva peninsulasea level riselow elevationdying forestblackwater national refugeeastern shoreprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrassriverbankspartina patenssalt stressclimate changedelaware baydead treescoastal ecologywildfiresecologybleached treeschanging shorelinesaltwater marshgeorgiakeryn gedanshorelinetree deathsouth carolinacattus islandfloridaghost forestpinegroundwatersawgrassestuarysweet gummarshkilling treesvirginiasalt tolerant plantscoastal marine ecologychesapeake baysaltwatersalinegeographygedan labcoastal educationsurvey123blue crabsoiltree stumpseawaterwetlandsswampmaritime forestnew yorkcedartributariessomerset countyrising seasglobal warmingtidal inundationsalt tolerantghosts of the coastgeologyeast coastvirginia coast reserveland conversionstormmullica river estuarycoastalfloodingdying treesstumpsapforestmarinesalt water intrusionnorth carolinadelawarewoodtidemarsh migrationhurricanesalt waterstorymapdisturbancefloodsaltwater marshesmid atlanticsaltthe george washington universityregeneration

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 sealschesapeake bayseals

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmenthydrologyfreshwaterconservationclimate scienceenvironmental monitoringnasalakessatellitesearth science

North Carolina King Tides Project

Document coastal flooding to understand sea-level rise

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineClimate & WeatherPolicyhurricanesstorm surgebeachesfloodingsea level risewater levelking tidesaquaticoceanphotoscoastclimate changenorth carolinabeachtides

Barnegat Bay Partnership

Paddle For The Edge

Assess salt marsh health within New Jersey’s watersheds.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

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Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Ghosts of the Coast

Harbor Seal Spotting: Chesapeake Bay & Coast

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

North Carolina King Tides Project

Barnegat Bay Partnership

Paddle For The Edge

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