Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsBiologyAnimalsGeographyEducationSocial ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceBirdsmarine debrisobservationsmonitoringbeachcitizen sciencewildlifepollutionshoreline

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentnew yorksalinenorth carolinasweet gumtributarieskilling treessoilgeologylow elevationmarineseawatersalt stressnew jerseydying treesecologymarylandkeryn gedanestuarywetlandsswampforestprime hook national wildlife refugeblack needle rushtree stumpdroughteast coastgroundwatercoastal marine ecologysaltsalt waterdead treesfloodinggeorgiafloridapinewildfiressurvey123stormsomerset countyglobal warmingsaltwater marshesvirginia coast reserveriverbankblackwater national refugemarsh migrationbleached treeschanging landscapesea level risemullica river estuarywoodsawgrasstree deathsaltwaterchanging shorelinethe george washington universitycoastalcoastal ecologyland conversionfloodchesapeake baymarshstumpghost forestblue crabsaltwater marshcedardelmarva peninsulatidal inundationcoastal educationmid atlanticdisturbancesalt tolerantvirginiashorelinecordgrassdelaware bayclimate changeregenerationrising seassouth carolinastorymapmaritime forestsaptidedying forestdelawarespartina patenseastern shoreghosts of the coastphragmitessalt water intrusionhurricanesalt tolerant plantsgedan labcattus islandgeography

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 Marineharbor sealssealsvirginiachesapeake bay

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentnasafreshwatersatellitesconservationclimate sciencehydrologyenvironmental monitoringearth sciencelakes

North Carolina King Tides Project

Document coastal flooding to understand sea-level rise

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineClimate & WeatherPolicyoceanaquaticbeachsea level riseclimate changefloodingphotoswater levelnorth carolinaking tidesbeachesstorm surgecoasthurricanestides

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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