
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblack needle rushdelawarecordgrasstidal inundationfloridadelaware baycattus islandwetlandsstumpsea level risefloodingwoodvirginiavirginia coast reservetributariessomerset countydroughtswampeastern shorenew yorkrising seassaltwaterhurricanesalt stressshorelinesalt water intrusiondelmarva peninsulaecologymarinesaltwater marshmarshwildfiresprime hook national wildlife refugestormtidesouth carolinatree deathblackwater national refugenew jerseykeryn gedansaltpineestuarysurvey123georgianorth carolinasaltwater marshesdying forestkilling treesland conversionsweet gumglobal warminggroundwatercoastal educationseawaterchanging landscapecoastal marine ecologychesapeake baystorymapmaritime forestcedarblue crabthe george washington universityfloodregenerationclimate changecoastalchanging shorelinedisturbancemullica river estuaryeast coastsoilcoastal ecologygeographyspartina patensmarsh migrationriverbanksawgrasssalinephragmitesghosts of the coasttree stumpsalt watergeologymarylandsapgedan lablow elevationsalt tolerant plantsforestmid atlanticdead treessalt tolerantghost forestdying treesbleached trees