Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentEducationOcean Water Marinetidal inundationchanging landscapesalteastern shorekeryn gedansalt tolerantcattus islandlow elevationsea level risefloridanew yorktidedelaware baystorymapnorth carolinasouth carolinageographysweet gumblack needle rushsurvey123riverbankvirginia coast reserverising seasland conversionvirginiawetlandsnew jerseyswampsaltwater marshestuarypineglobal warmingcoastal ecologydead treesblackwater national refugethe george washington universitysalt water intrusioncoastal educationdelmarva peninsulaspartina patensblue crabwooddelawaregeorgiafloodingcoastaltributariesfloodsalt tolerant plantscedargeologysapmid atlanticsawgrasssaltwatermarylandsalt stresstree stumpgroundwaterbleached treesstumpchanging shorelinesomerset countysalinekilling treesstormdying foresthurricaneregenerationdying treeswildfiresshorelinemarshmullica river estuaryprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrasssoilmarsh migrationghost forestphragmitesclimate changecoastal marine ecologytree deatheast coastghosts of the coastdroughtseawatermaritime forestdisturbanceforestchesapeake baygedan labsaltwater marshessalt watermarineecology