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US Army Corps of Engineers
Beach Grain Size Data Collection
Build a database of coastal grain size.
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceGeology & Earth ScienceNature & OutdoorsOcean Water Marinegrain sizesedimentcoastalbeachgirl scouts
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within 25 miles
Jun 25, 2026
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Coastal Research Volunteers
Contribute to coastal science, stewardship, and resilience
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceAnimalsOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsGeology & Earth ScienceEcology & EnvironmentClimate & WeatherBiologystewardshipbeacheshorseshoe crabwater monitoringcoastalwaternew hampshiregeologymusselsandcrabmonitoringecologymigrationspawningdunesrestorationphenologicalphenologynew englandcoastduneoystersurveybeachamerican eeleel
ELMO | South African Elasmobranch Monitoring
Monitoring South African sharks, skates, rays & chimaera
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsAnimalsOcean Water MarineBiologyEducationEcology & Environmentsciencemarine environmentconservationcollectionraysdivinganglingskatesoceaneggcasesegg capsulesecologysharksfishingelasmobranchsbeach
Beach Ecology Coalition
Grunion Greeters: Citizen Science on the Beach
Observations needed for conservation of these vulnerable fish.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing through July 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Greater Farallones Association, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students (LiMPETS)
Provide authentic, hands-on coastal monitoring experiences
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsBiologyGeology & Earth ScienceEcology & EnvironmentOcean Water MarineAnimalsClimate & WeatherEducationsand crabsandytidepoolintertidal monitoringinvertebratesstudentsmarinein oceansrockyrocky intertidalsandy beachoceanalgaerocky shoresteacherssand crabsintertidal
Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Nurdle Patrol
Collect plastic pellet (nurdles) concentrations along beaches and river banks.
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceEducationEcology & EnvironmentAnimalsimpactnurdlesvolunteerbirdsgulftrashshorelinepatrolnurdleplasticsriverpollutionsurveyturtleswateroceanmarineplasticdebrisbeachpelletsseapelletsciencecitizensand
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Outreach Opportunity: Living Seashells
Anywhere
- Ongoing
BiologyEcology & EnvironmentGeneral ScienceOnline Learning
Community Environmental Health Laboratory
Sand Bar to Bar Island Usage Survey
The goal of this survey is to determine how the Sand Bar or “Land Bridge to Bar Island” is being used and how many people use it in hour increments.
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen Science surveysurveyfield work
Spot a shark
Monitoring greynurse sharks to achieve greater protection for the species
Anywhere
- Ongoing
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Terrapin Nesting Project
Save nesting Terrapins, their eggs and hatchlings on Long Beach Island
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceAnimalsNature & OutdoorsOcean Water Marineturtleterrapin
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