
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentnorth carolinasalineghost foresttree deathgroundwatersalt watersurvey123salt tolerant plantssea level risestorymapmid atlanticblack needle rushgeographydroughtdead treeswildfiresvirginia coast reservetributariesswampstumpthe george washington universitytidal inundationprime hook national wildlife refugechanging landscapemarsh migrationsalt water intrusionestuarycoastal educationcattus islandsomerset countystormland conversionsaltwaterwetlandsmaritime forestchesapeake baygeorgiaecologycoastal ecologyspartina patenssaltseawatersaltwater marshesdelmarva peninsularising seassalt stressnew yorkdelaware baytree stumpkilling treessapblue crabregenerationforestphragmitestidebleached treesgedan labshorelinehurricanesawgrasschanging shorelinesouth carolinafloridasweet gumkeryn gedancordgrassgeologyclimate changesoilsalt tolerantmarinedying treesmullica river estuaryblackwater national refugepinedelawarenew jerseysaltwater marsheastern shorecoastal marine ecologyriverbankfloodvirginiacoastallow elevationmarylandfloodingdisturbancecedarglobal warmingmarshdying foresteast coastwoodghosts of the coast