
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblue crabmarsheastern shorewildfiressawgrassclimate changemullica river estuarycoastal ecologysomerset countystormsweet gumrising seassalinebleached treessaltwaterstorymapblackwater national refugesoilcattus islandblack needle rushvirginiatree stumpfloodlow elevationseawaterchesapeake baycoastalspartina patenscedarsaltwater marshdelaware bayhurricanedroughtdead treesgedan labnew jerseycoastal marine ecologysea level risesurvey123salt tolerant plantssalt water intrusionland conversionestuarygeorgiafloodingforestchanging shorelinemarsh migrationmarinenew yorkmid atlanticsaltsouth carolinaghosts of the coastsalt stressfloridakilling treeskeryn gedanphragmitesgroundwaterdisturbanceregenerationmarylandthe george washington universitypineriverbanknorth carolinasapcordgrassprime hook national wildlife refugedelmarva peninsulawoodtideghost forestvirginia coast reservewetlandsdying forestswampsalt tolerantmaritime foreststumptidal inundationdelawareshorelineeast coastsalt watersaltwater marshesgeographyglobal warmingtree deathtributariesecologydying treesgeologycoastal educationchanging landscape