
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidetree deathhurricanedelawaresalt tolerantdelaware baydelmarva peninsulathe george washington universitymarinegeographymarylandphragmitescoastal marine ecologywildfiressalinecoastal educationmid atlanticwoodfloodshorelinesalt watersaltwater marshesdroughtsurvey123disturbancedying treesrising seassouth carolinablack needle rushstormnew jerseygroundwatersapbleached treesnew yorkmarsh migrationsaltwatercordgrassfloodinglow elevationgeorgiasalt stressmullica river estuarysweet gumswampland conversionforestcoastal ecologysawgrassclimate changesaltwater marsheastern shorestorymapvirginiablackwater national refugeseawaterghost forestkilling treesstumpecologytree stumpchanging landscapekeryn gedanglobal warmingpinedead treeseast coastsalt tolerant plantsblue crabcedardying forestspartina patenstributariescattus islandcoastalriverbankghosts of the coastgedan labregenerationsomerset countyprime hook national wildlife refugenorth carolinachesapeake bayfloridavirginia coast reservemaritime forestmarshsoilestuarysaltsea level risegeologychanging shorelinesalt water intrusiontidal inundationwetlands