
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentforestriverbankdisturbancecattus islandshorelinehurricanestumpsweet gumfloodeast coastsaltwaterdying forestgroundwatermarylandsomerset countyspartina patenswetlandsswampchanging landscapevirginia coast reserveseawatermaritime forestsouth carolinasalinebleached treestree deathblackwater national refugewoodprime hook national wildlife refugeland conversionclimate changedelawarechanging shorelinepinecoastal marine ecologysalt watermarinecoastal educationtree stumpmullica river estuaryghost forestregenerationblack needle rushblue crabsaltdroughtphragmitesnew yorksea level risevirginiastormecologychesapeake baycoastalsaltwater marshthe george washington universitycedarsalt stressmarsh migrationfloridadying treesgeorgianorth carolinageographyeastern shorecordgrasssalt water intrusionmarshkilling treesghosts of the coastfloodingdead treestidal inundationsurvey123delaware baygeologysapsaltwater marsheskeryn gedanlow elevationcoastal ecologydelmarva peninsulanew jerseysalt tolerant plantsmid atlanticglobal warminggedan labsoilstorymaptiderising seassalt tolerantwildfiressawgrassestuarytributaries