
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal ecologymarylandchesapeake baysouth carolinastorymapdead treesdroughtglobal warmingsaltwater marshessalt watercattus islandsaltwater marshblack needle rushnew yorkswamptidal inundationrising seasfloodingwetlandsseawatercoastal educationmullica river estuarydying treesdelmarva peninsulaghost forestgeologysea level risemarsh migrationcoastalghosts of the coastregenerationeast coastcordgrassdelaware baymid atlanticgeorgiavirginiafloridavirginia coast reservesaltchanging landscapeforestwildfiresstormshorelinecedargroundwatersurvey123stumpnorth carolinatributarieskeryn gedansoilfloodsawgrassclimate changesalt tolerantgedan labgeographysalt tolerant plantssaltwatersalt water intrusionmaritime forestbleached treescoastal marine ecologysweet gumtideblackwater national refugelow elevationhurricaneestuarydying forestblue crabkilling treesland conversionprime hook national wildlife refugethe george washington universitychanging shorelineecologysalt stressdisturbancetree stumpeastern shorephragmitesspartina patenswoodmarinesalinepinesomerset countydelawareriverbanktree deathnew jerseysapmarsh