
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt tolerantstorymapsouth carolinadelmarva peninsulacoastal educationsomerset countytidestormghost forestregenerationchanging landscapesoilsalt stressland conversionshorelinesawgrasssea level risedying treesglobal warmingfloodmullica river estuarycattus islandtree stumpblackwater national refugegeorgiasalt tolerant plantscoastalcoastal marine ecologyclimate changesweet gumkilling treesseawaterspartina patensmarsh migrationsaltwater marsheseastern shorewoodtree deathnorth carolinacoastal ecologysalineforestgeologysaltwatertributariessapmarinewildfireslow elevationnew jerseycedarmarshdying forestfloodinghurricaneprime hook national wildlife refugeestuarygeographyphragmitesblue crabwetlandsnew yorkgedan labvirginia coast reservesaltecologymarylandswampsalt water intrusionsaltwater marshdelaware baydelawaresalt waterpinevirginiacordgrassbleached treeseast coastdroughtrising seaskeryn gedanriverbankdead treesthe george washington universitysurvey123floridastumpmid atlanticblack needle rushchesapeake baygroundwatermaritime forestchanging shorelinetidal inundationdisturbanceghosts of the coast