
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidal inundationsaltwater marshesghost forestgeologynew yorkwetlandsblackwater national refugemullica river estuarysalt waterfloridastormvirginia coast reservelow elevationblue crabdead treessurvey123coastal ecologysawgrassbleached treesswampregenerationsomerset countyeast coastsalinetributariescoastalcoastal educationdying treeskeryn gedansalt stressnew jerseyphragmitesdelmarva peninsulacattus islandgroundwatertree stumpsaltclimate changesalt tolerantdelaware baythe george washington universitymarshsalt tolerant plantsdying foresteastern shoresaltwaterseawaterwildfirescordgrasstidemaritime forestmid atlanticdisturbancehurricanesaltwater marshkilling treessweet gummarsh migrationpinesalt water intrusionsoilcedarestuaryfloodingdroughtrising seastree deathchesapeake baystorymapsapchanging landscapemarinestumpriverbankdelawareprime hook national wildlife refugesea level risecoastal marine ecologyfloodmarylandblack needle rushspartina patensglobal warmingshorelinewoodforestsouth carolinagedan labvirginiaghosts of the coastecologyland conversionchanging shorelinegeorgiageographynorth carolina