
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmarineswampkilling treesforestcoastal marine ecologysoilhurricanesurvey123north carolinafloridacordgrasssaltwater marshesdying forestwoodbleached treesecologyprime hook national wildlife refugetree deatheast coastgroundwatersaltwaterlow elevationvirginia coast reservetidal inundationtributariesgeorgiasouth carolinacoastal ecologythe george washington universitysomerset countysea level risesaltwater marshwetlandsland conversiondroughtchanging shorelinedelaware baywildfiresgeologymaritime forestdelmarva peninsulaphragmiteskeryn gedancoastalclimate changechesapeake baysalt waterblackwater national refugedisturbancemullica river estuarystorymapmarshsalt tolerant plantsshorelinesalinechanging landscapesawgrassfloodeastern shorerising seastree stumpgeographycattus islandstumpcoastal educationdelawarevirginiablue crabspartina patenssalt tolerantgedan labmarsh migrationdying treessalt stresstidecedarghost foreststormnew yorkglobal warmingriverbankmid atlanticsaltmarylandseawaterghosts of the coastfloodingsweet gumsapdead treesnew jerseyblack needle rushpinesalt water intrusionestuaryregeneration