Coastal and Ocean Resources

BeachObserver

Promote citizen science, develop baseline data, analyze change

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceSocial ScienceEducationBirdsGeographyAnimalsBiologyNature & OutdoorsOcean Water MarineEcology & Environmentwildlifeobservationspollutionbeachmonitoringshorelinecitizen sciencemarine debris

Ghosts of the Coast

Document the formation of ghost forests.

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastalglobal warmingnew yorksoilfloodingcedarcoastal ecologylow elevationsalineseawaterchesapeake baymid atlanticvirginia coast reservesalt water intrusionshorelineblue crabforesttidal inundationnew jerseyestuarywildfiresnorth carolinasalt tolerantsalt tolerant plantsstormcattus islandregenerationhurricanegedan labland conversionblack needle rushthe george washington universitysurvey123blackwater national refugebleached treessalttree deathmarshcoastal educationswampeastern shoredelawaresaltwaterdying treesdying forestmullica river estuarytree stumprising seassea level risegeographyghost foresttidecordgrassprime hook national wildlife refugewoodriverbankghosts of the coastmarsh migrationpinegeorgiadead treesecologydelaware baysalt stresssawgrasschanging shorelinesouth carolinasomerset countychanging landscapekilling treesstorymaptributarieskeryn gedansaltwater marshgroundwatersaltwater marshesdroughtwetlandsdelmarva peninsuladisturbancestumpfloodphragmitesspartina patensmarylandcoastal marine ecologyclimate changesalt watermaritime forestsweet gumsapfloridavirginiamarinegeologyeast coast

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 Marinesealschesapeake bayharbor sealsvirginia

Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Track lake water levels using volunteers and satellite data

Anywhere

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmentsatellitesearth sciencelakesnasaconservationfreshwaterclimate sciencehydrologyenvironmental monitoring

North Carolina King Tides Project

Document coastal flooding to understand sea-level rise

Multiple locations, including yours!

Ongoing

Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineClimate & WeatherPolicywater levelking tidesbeachesphotosnorth carolinabeachaquatichurricanesoceanclimate changecoastsea level risestorm surgetidesflooding

Barnegat Bay Partnership

Paddle For The Edge

Assess salt marsh health within New Jersey’s watersheds.

Multiple locations, including yours!

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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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