
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentstormglobal warmingsomerset countyvirginia coast reservecoastaldelaware baystumpsapsaltwater marshescattus islandtidal inundationsurvey123wildfiresghost forestkilling treespinedisturbancegeologysea level risesaltforestcoastal marine ecologywoodghosts of the coastdying treeseast coastecologyprime hook national wildlife refugefloridagedan labsalt tolerant plantsclimate changeeastern shoregeographydroughtgroundwatercoastal educationfloodingphragmitesblack needle rushsouth carolinasalt stresstributariesnew jerseychanging shorelinesoilnew yorkfloodseawaterhurricanechesapeake baytidesalinenorth carolinamaritime forestsawgrassdead treesestuarythe george washington universitymarylandmarinewetlandsregenerationsaltwater marshblackwater national refugemarsh migrationmullica river estuarygeorgiadying forestland conversionblue crabkeryn gedantree deathvirginiatree stumpcordgrassriverbankshorelinebleached treesswampsaltwatermid atlanticsalt water intrusionrising seasdelmarva peninsulastorymapsalt tolerantsalt waterlow elevationmarshcoastal ecologyspartina patenscedarsweet gumdelawarechanging landscape