
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdead treesmarylandclimate changestorymapthe george washington universitysapgeologygeorgiatree deathsalt tolerant plantsmullica river estuaryghost forestdelmarva peninsularegenerationeast coastpinesweet gumlow elevationgedan labblue crabnew yorkkeryn gedansoilshorelineestuarychanging landscapenew jerseydroughtsomerset countymarsh migrationtributariessaltwatercedarcoastal marine ecologyriverbankchesapeake baydelawarebleached treesseawatertidestormdisturbancefloodingnorth carolinaeastern shorehurricanewoodsalinetidal inundationsaltwater marshprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwater marshesstumpmaritime forestsalt watermarshecologyglobal warmingsalt water intrusionland conversionsawgrasskilling treesdelaware bayvirginiacoastal educationmarinesalt tolerantcattus islandcordgrassdying treesdying forestwetlandsgeographyswampphragmiteswildfirescoastal ecologycoastalblackwater national refugefloridaspartina patensvirginia coast reservegroundwaterfloodrising seasforestsea level risechanging shorelineghosts of the coastsurvey123south carolinamid atlanticsaltsalt stresstree stumpblack needle rush