
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblue crabgedan labtree deathmarshrising seasghost forestcedarvirginia coast reservefloodkilling treessawgrassphragmitessomerset countytidedelaware baydying treesswampdelawareprime hook national wildlife refugechesapeake baykeryn gedanstormwoodsapfloodingdying forestshorelinesalt tolerant plantssalinecoastal marine ecologygeologycoastal ecologythe george washington universityglobal warminggeorgiastorymapsaltwater marshdead treesecologytree stumpcoastal educationregenerationnew yorksalt tolerantdroughtmarsh migrationblack needle rushmarylandmullica river estuarysalt stressclimate changesalt water intrusionforestsalt waterfloridachanging landscapeeastern shorecoastalchanging shorelinemaritime forestsaltwater marshesdelmarva peninsulasouth carolinacattus islandsweet gumseawatereast coastriverbankbleached treesestuarygeographysea level risenorth carolinawetlandssaltwaterhurricanemarinewildfiresstumpspartina patenscordgrassvirginiasaltsoiltidal inundationtributariespineland conversionlow elevationgroundwatermid atlanticghosts of the coastnew jerseysurvey123blackwater national refugedisturbance