Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 national marine sanctuaries and two marine national monuments protected by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

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Barnegat Bay Partnership

Paddle For The Edge

Assess salt marsh health within New Jersey’s watersheds.

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Public Lab

Public Laboratory Remote Field Logger Electronics

Monitor the water quality of the Mystic River

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Izaak Walton League of America

Salt Watch

Monitor chloride levels in local streams.

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iNaturalist

Spruill Farm Conservation Project

Monitor the biodiversity around the Albemarle Sound

Roper, NC

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URI Cooperative Extension

URI Watershed Watch

Work with local communities to assess and manage water quality

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Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Ghosts of the Coast

Barnegat Bay Partnership

Paddle For The Edge

Public Lab

Public Laboratory Remote Field Logger Electronics

Izaak Walton League of America

Salt Watch

iNaturalist

Spruill Farm Conservation Project

URI Cooperative Extension

URI Watershed Watch

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