
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentnew yorkchesapeake bayestuaryregenerationdying forestland conversionghosts of the coasthurricaneblack needle rushseawaterprime hook national wildlife refugecattus islandeast coastsomerset countykilling treeschanging shorelineglobal warmingsaltwatersweet gumgedan labcoastaldelawaresalt tolerantsouth carolinamarineghost forestmarylandmarsh migrationtree stumpclimate changecedarsalt stressfloodingcordgrassnorth carolinasalinechanging landscapecoastal ecologyvirginia coast reservetidal inundationspartina patensvirginiariverbankthe george washington universitysurvey123mullica river estuarycoastal marine ecologystormsea level risegeographydelmarva peninsulasawgrasssalt water intrusionfloridamarshsaltswampgeorgiasalt waterdelaware baygeologybleached treesdying treesdisturbancesapwildfiresgroundwaterblue crabdroughttree deathsoilstorymapmid atlanticdead treespinesaltwater marshblackwater national refugerising seaswoodnew jerseycoastal educationkeryn gedanecologystumpsaltwater marshesphragmiteslow elevationwetlandssalt tolerant plantseastern shoreshorelinemaritime forestfloodtideforesttributaries