
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwoodcoastal marine ecologystumpspartina patensecologydead treesfloodingtidebleached treesswampghosts of the coastblack needle rushsweet gummarshcedarnorth carolinacoastal educationvirginiacoastal ecologysouth carolinatidal inundationblackwater national refugeeast coastshorelineglobal warminggroundwatermarsh migrationwildfiresland conversionriverbanktributariesclimate changedelawaregeologysaltwater marshesmid atlanticchanging shorelineforestgeographychanging landscapeeastern shoresurvey123dying treesdelmarva peninsulasalt tolerantdroughttree deathvirginia coast reservemullica river estuarysomerset countyghost forestsawgrasssoilsalt stresscattus islandcoastaldisturbancelow elevationsalt tolerant plantsthe george washington universitydelaware bayphragmitessalineestuarykeryn gedanseawatersalt water intrusionstormsapcordgrassmarylandhurricanesaltwater marshwetlandskilling treessaltwaterfloridanew yorkpineprime hook national wildlife refugeblue crabnew jerseymaritime forestfloodsaltsea level risestorymapsalt watergeorgiadying forestmarinegedan labtree stumprising seaschesapeake bayregeneration