
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastalstormclimate changenew jerseygeographykeryn gedanstorymapeastern shoresaltwater marshflooddroughtblue crabmarsh migrationmaritime forestcordgrassriverbanksoilmarylandchesapeake bayestuarywooddead treesthe george washington universitysouth carolinanew yorkcedarsalt watersweet gumsalineshorelinesea level risedying treescoastal ecologyrising seassalt water intrusionlow elevationsomerset countygedan labbleached treesecologytree stumpdisturbancemarineeast coastsalttidal inundationtributariesprime hook national wildlife refugesalt toleranttree deathstumpspartina patenshurricanegeologyblack needle rushregenerationnorth carolinacoastal educationforestgroundwatersurvey123tidevirginia coast reservecattus islandfloodingsalt stressseawaterphragmitesglobal warmingwildfiressaltwatercoastal marine ecologygeorgiadelawaredying forestsapblackwater national refugemullica river estuaryfloridasalt tolerant plantsvirginiadelmarva peninsulachanging shorelineswampchanging landscapeghost forestkilling treesghosts of the coastwetlandssaltwater marshessawgrassland conversiondelaware baymarshpinemid atlantic