
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentland conversiongeorgiachanging landscapewetlandstidal inundationestuarysurvey123groundwaterdying treesrising seasstumpsea level risevirginiasaltdelawareblackwater national refugemarsheastern shoresalt tolerant plantsshorelinesalt water intrusionfloodinggedan labprime hook national wildlife refugephragmitesgeologysweet gumnorth carolinasaltwater marshesriverbankhurricanekilling treestributariescoastal ecologysomerset countylow elevationdead treesmarsh migrationchesapeake baysapnew yorkblue crabcordgrasstideseawaterblack needle rushmarylandwildfiresbleached treesnew jerseyecologyglobal warmingtree deathdroughtsaltwaterdelaware baysouth carolinafloridawoodswampdying forestsalt tolerantcoastalcoastal educationcattus islandmid atlanticregenerationdelmarva peninsulasaltwater marshsalt stressvirginia coast reservecoastal marine ecologythe george washington universitypineeast coaststormsoilclimate changechanging shorelinesalt watertree stumpmarineghosts of the coaststorymapspartina patensdisturbancekeryn gedanghost forestgeographycedarforestfloodmaritime forestsawgrassmullica river estuarysaline