
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentnew jerseyfloodingdelaware baysalt tolerant plantsstorymapcoastal educationdying forestmarinesoilcattus islandeast coastnew yorkkeryn gedanecologysalt watermaritime forestsalt water intrusionsomerset countyforestregenerationeastern shorecoastal marine ecologysapriverbankcedarmarsh migrationsurvey123marshsaltfloridarising seasgroundwaterseawaterwildfiresdisturbancechanging landscapesawgrasscoastalsalt tolerantmullica river estuaryhurricaneglobal warmingclimate changesalt stresswoodbleached treessweet gumwetlandsdelmarva peninsulapinevirginia coast reserveshorelineghosts of the coastprime hook national wildlife refugechanging shorelinedelawarecordgrasstree deathtidal inundationchesapeake baythe george washington universityphragmitesmarylandtree stumptideblackwater national refugenorth carolinadroughtstumpgeologytributariescoastal ecologyland conversionmid atlanticsaltwater marshessouth carolinaghost forestspartina patensfloodsea level risekilling treesestuarysaltwater marshstormlow elevationsaltwaterdying treesgeographygeorgiaswampgedan labblack needle rushsalinevirginiablue crabdead trees