
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteast coastfloodtributariessalt stresstidal inundationghosts of the coastseawatersalt watergeographystorymapmaritime forestprime hook national wildlife refugebleached treeswetlandssaltwater marshwoodkeryn gedandead treessaltwaterblack needle rushlow elevationsurvey123sapdying foresthurricanesalttree deathvirginia coast reservesweet gumtree stumpcoastal educationnew yorkvirginiacedarland conversionchesapeake bayblackwater national refugemarshstumpmarsh migrationpineregenerationsomerset countyghost forestdying treesecologyestuarychanging landscapesoilswamprising seasdisturbancestormgeorgiamullica river estuarymarinegedan labblue crabmid atlanticdelaware baywildfiresdelmarva peninsulaglobal warmingcoastalsea level risedelawaregeologycoastal ecologycoastal marine ecologyriverbankforestclimate changetidesalinenew jerseyfloodingnorth carolinadroughtfloridachanging shorelineshorelinesalt tolerantgroundwatersalt tolerant plantsphragmitessalt water intrusionmarylandeastern shorespartina patenscattus islandkilling treessawgrasssaltwater marshessouth carolinacordgrassthe george washington university