
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentestuarypinegeologychesapeake bayregenerationsalt watereastern shoreclimate changekilling treescoastalwetlandssalt tolerant plantssalinemid atlanticfloodingsomerset countykeryn gedansurvey123sweet gumriverbankbleached treesdelawaresaltwater marshcoastal marine ecologytree deathdead treesmarshnorth carolinasapsaltwater marshesfloridawoodgedan labswampsea level riseshorelinedroughtspartina patensdying treesdelaware baygeographylow elevationprime hook national wildlife refugetree stumpcoastal educationgeorgiaeast coastland conversionthe george washington universitystumpgroundwaterrising seasstormsaltwaterblack needle rushforestcedarecologycoastal ecologycordgrassseawatersalt tolerantdisturbancecattus islandsouth carolinachanging landscapeghost forestphragmitesblackwater national refugetidal inundationtideglobal warminghurricanemarineblue crabdelmarva peninsulafloodmaritime forestsoilwildfiressawgrassmarylandvirginiaghosts of the coaststorymapnew yorknew jerseymullica river estuarysalt stressdying forestchanging shorelinesalt water intrusionmarsh migrationtributariesvirginia coast reservesalt