
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmarshmaritime foresttree stumpsaltwater marshestributariessalt watereastern shorewoodchanging shorelinedelawarechesapeake bayforestdying treesbleached treesmid atlanticcattus islandriverbankblue crabnew yorksalt water intrusiondelmarva peninsulasapcoastal educationgeorgiablack needle rushblackwater national refugeseawatersoilsalineland conversioncordgrasscoastalnew jerseysurvey123geologythe george washington universitymarylandsea level riseclimate changefloridaspartina patensshorelinedisturbancecedarsouth carolinapinedelaware baycoastal ecologykeryn gedanregenerationmullica river estuaryecologysalt stressdying foreststumpdroughtwetlandsgroundwatervirginia coast reservestorymapwildfiresestuaryswampghost forestsaltwaterkilling treestidelow elevationgeographyeast coasthurricanesaltsalt tolerant plantsprime hook national wildlife refugechanging landscapevirginiaglobal warmingfloodstormsalt toleranttidal inundationfloodingmarsh migrationnorth carolinasomerset countyphragmitescoastal marine ecologydead treesgedan labrising seasghosts of the coastsaltwater marshmarinetree deathsawgrasssweet gum