
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentchesapeake baynew jerseycoastalsurvey123dying treessaltwater marshestributariesmarinepinesoilrising seassalt tolerant plantsmullica river estuarysaltwater marshsalinenew yorktree stumpclimate changegeorgiableached treesforesttidal inundationgedan labswampspartina patenssalt stresstidecoastal marine ecologysawgrasssapchanging landscapesalt water intrusionsalt tolerantmarylandcattus islandvirginia coast reservedroughtecologyghost forestsweet gumsouth carolinakilling treesmid atlanticprime hook national wildlife refugemaritime forestcedarriverbanktree deathstormseawaterghosts of the coastsalt waterdisturbancehurricaneland conversionglobal warmingnorth carolinagroundwatersaltwaterphragmitesestuarysomerset countygeographywoodfloodcordgrassdelaware bayeastern shoredelmarva peninsulawildfiresblue crabvirginialow elevationkeryn gedanstorymapthe george washington universityfloodingmarshshorelineeast coastdead treesstumpblackwater national refugedying forestchanging shorelinegeologysea level risedelawaremarsh migrationfloridasaltwetlandsregenerationcoastal educationcoastal ecologyblack needle rush