
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentriverbanksweet gumstumpchanging shorelineghost foresttributariescoastalforestfloodclimate changetideblue crabeast coastcedarstorymapestuarybleached treeslow elevationland conversionsaltwater marshnew jerseypinedead treesdisturbancesalt stressgedan labshorelinefloridamarsh migrationvirginiacattus islandmarylandtidal inundationghosts of the coastspartina patenschanging landscaperising seassalt water intrusionmaritime forestcordgrasssalt tolerant plantsdroughtwildfiressoilsaltwatertree deathregenerationsouth carolinathe george washington universityvirginia coast reservekilling treesfloodingmarineeastern shorehurricanedelaware baymullica river estuaryglobal warmingsapcoastal marine ecologysalt tolerantphragmitessea level risemid atlanticblack needle rushsalt watersalttree stumpsurvey123groundwatermarshgeologysomerset countysalinesaltwater marshesdelmarva peninsulakeryn gedandelawarecoastal educationcoastal ecologywoodstormblackwater national refugedying forestnew yorkecologywetlandsdying treesgeorgianorth carolinaseawatergeographychesapeake bayswampsawgrassprime hook national wildlife refuge