
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsawgrassnew jerseynorth carolinamarinemullica river estuarystorymapmid atlanticgeologysalt watertidal inundationghost forestseawaterforestsaltwater marshesdead treessalt water intrusionwetlandsdisturbancesalt tolerant plantsfloodchanging landscapefloridarising seastree stumpmaritime forestprime hook national wildlife refugemarsh migrationcoastalpinecordgrasssaltstormsurvey123delaware baykeryn gedansea level risegeographyvirginiacoastal marine ecologycoastal educationriverbankblack needle rushbleached treesphragmiteschanging shorelinecattus islandsalinesweet gumclimate changesalt toleranttidechesapeake baysaltwater marshland conversionsoiltributariesdying treessomerset countywildfiresdroughtspartina patensfloodingstumpsouth carolinasalt stressdying forestgedan labswampdelawareeastern shorecoastal ecologylow elevationgeorgiaecologydelmarva peninsulaestuarythe george washington universityeast coastblackwater national refugewoodvirginia coast reserveghosts of the coastregenerationmarshhurricanesaltwaternew yorkmarylandglobal warmingsapkilling treesgroundwatershorelinetree deathcedarblue crab