
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsaltwater marshgeologyestuaryglobal warmingtributariesriverbankgroundwatersapdroughtgeorgiasouth carolinafloridaeast coastmaritime forestwoodwildfiressoildead treesregenerationswampphragmitessomerset countyeastern shorevirginiacedarsalt water intrusionvirginia coast reservefloodsweet gumchesapeake baygedan labkilling treesdelaware baypinekeryn gedanghost forestsaltwater marshesland conversioncoastal marine ecologydelawarenorth carolinamarinesea level risesalt tolerant plantsmarylandcoastal educationchanging shorelineseawatersalt watertree deathsaltwaternew yorkrising seassaltsalt tolerantghosts of the coastnew jerseydying treesforestsalineclimate changeblackwater national refugebleached treessawgrasstidal inundationtidestormmullica river estuarystorymapgeographymarshblue crabmarsh migrationcoastallow elevationsalt stressspartina patenswetlandscoastal ecologycordgrassdelmarva peninsulathe george washington universityecologymid atlanticprime hook national wildlife refugetree stumpsurvey123disturbanceblack needle rushcattus islandfloodingshorelinestumphurricanedying forestchanging landscape