Beach Profiling in Coastal New Hampshire
Beaches are constantly changing! Forces like storms, ocean currents, and changes in sea level work together to add and remove sand from the beach. Beach profiling is a simple way to track these changes over time. By measuring the contour, or profile, of a beach at regular monthly intervals, we can observe long-term patterns of sand…
Read MoreDune Restoration and Research
The project works to restore and maintain healthy dunes in New Hampshire. Volunteers plant native grasses, install sand fencing, post educational signage, and actively survey the dunes to document sand gains and losses. Volunteers are also active participants in research on dune resilience and restoration methods.
Read MoreGulf of Maine King Tides
The Gulf of Maine King Tides Project helps communities in the Northeastern US and Atlantic Canada anticipate impacts from rising sea levels. Join in this international effort to document—via cameras and smart phones—extreme high tides, which will become average water levels in coming years. King Tides images help scientists and planners assess future flood risks…
Read MoreHigh Water Mark Signs
Take a photo with a High Water Mark sign and post it to social media using the hashtag #highwatermarknh.
Read MorePicture Post Monitoring – Hampton Falls
Coastal Research Volunteer (CRV) is working with local salt marsh natural areas to install Picture Posts, fixed points from which volunteers regularly take pictures. Photographs taken at these fixed locations build up a long-term record of changes over time. Our Picture Posts in Hampton Falls and Seabrook are part of a nationwide network of Picture…
Read MorePicture Post Monitoring – Seabrook
Coastal Research Volunteer (CRV) is working with local salt marsh natural areas to install Picture Posts, fixed points from which volunteers regularly take pictures. Photographs taken at these fixed locations build up a long-term record of changes over time. Our Picture Posts in Hampton Falls and Seabrook are part of a nationwide network of Picture…
Read MoreRising Tides Photo Contest
Each year, CAW invites citizens to photograph extreme high tides during its annual photo contest in order to raise awareness of New Hampshire’s rising tides. Photographing high tide flooding gives us a glimpse of what daily water levels could be like in the future.
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