
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentforesttidal inundationphragmitesland conversionmaritime forestsalinesea level risecattus islandgroundwaterkeryn gedancoastalcordgrassghosts of the coastestuarycoastal educationsalt stresssaltwaterghost foresttree stumpsomerset countyeastern shorekilling treessoilsawgrassmullica river estuarymarinevirginia coast reserveblackwater national refugehurricanelow elevationchanging landscapewetlandssalt tolerant plantsgeologysapdead treessurvey123saltwater marshesfloridaspartina patensblack needle rushcoastal ecologystorymapdying forestregenerationgedan labmarylandtree deathseawaternorth carolinashorelinestormsweet gumrising seasglobal warmingdroughtcoastal marine ecologymid atlantictributariesriverbankmarsh migrationbleached treesfloodthe george washington universitysalt waterstumpchanging shorelinedelawaresalt water intrusionsaltwater marshnew yorkfloodinggeorgiaclimate changepinesalttidesalt toleranteast coastvirginiaprime hook national wildlife refugecedardelaware baywildfiresdying treessouth carolinachesapeake baynew jerseymarshdelmarva peninsulaecologywoodswampblue crabgeographydisturbance