
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentspartina patenseast coaststormsurvey123salt waterecologypinesalt water intrusiontideclimate changeregenerationdisturbancekilling treesfloodthe george washington universitywoodblack needle rushbleached treessaltcoastal ecologydelawaresalinemarsh migrationchanging shorelinedroughtnew jerseytree deathdelaware bayvirginiageorgiagedan labsapeastern shoregeographywildfiresgroundwaterforesttidal inundationcedarcoastal marine ecologyrising seasfloodingfloridaswampprime hook national wildlife refugestorymapland conversionvirginia coast reservecoastalsouth carolinamarshsaltwater marshchanging landscapesoilsawgrasscordgrassgeologykeryn gedanchesapeake baysea level risetree stumpdelmarva peninsulablackwater national refugesalt stressmarineghost forestmaritime forestdead treesnew yorkghosts of the coasttributariessaltwaterwetlandsmarylandsalt toleranthurricanesalt tolerant plantsmullica river estuarydying forestriverbanknorth carolinadying treesglobal warmingseawaterestuarymid atlanticphragmitescoastal educationblue crabcattus islandlow elevationshorelinesomerset countystumpsaltwater marshessweet gum