
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdead treesfloodingsouth carolinadelawaretributariessaltwater marshsaptidephragmitesblue crabglobal warmingeast coastchesapeake baydying treessoilnorth carolinachanging shorelinewoodwetlandsseawatermullica river estuarymid atlantictidal inundationvirginiableached treescedarstorymapmaritime foresthurricanepinefloodmarsh migrationcoastal marine ecologyriverbankgeologyforestdisturbancesaltwater marshesdelaware bayfloridagroundwatersurvey123marshgeorgiaswampshorelinesea level riserising seasnew yorkkeryn gedantree stumpdelmarva peninsulacoastalgedan labdroughtvirginia coast reservenew jerseymarinestormtree deathspartina patenssalt stressdying forestchanging landscapegeographykilling treesstumpsalt water intrusionsalt tolerantsawgrassregenerationcoastal ecologysomerset countyeastern shoreblack needle rushecologyestuarysalt waterblackwater national refugeprime hook national wildlife refugemarylandghost forestcattus islandsalinesaltcordgrasssaltwaterclimate changethe george washington universityghosts of the coastwildfiressalt tolerant plantssweet gumland conversionlow elevationcoastal education