
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblack needle rushdisturbancesalt tolerantshorelinemarylandsaltwater marshsalineswampmaritime forestcoastal ecologydead treeshurricanedroughtsawgrasssouth carolinaregenerationsaltghosts of the coastsalt watersea level risebleached treesmarshtree stumpvirginia coast reservechesapeake baynew jerseyeast coastestuarywetlandsdelaware baywoodtidedying treesdelmarva peninsulastormmullica river estuarygeographychanging shorelinenorth carolinaecologykeryn gedansoiltidal inundationsomerset countyphragmitesmid atlanticfloodsweet gumstumpmarineclimate changetributariesnew yorkgroundwaterpinerising seaseastern shorecedarcattus islandsurvey123saltwater marshesdying forestsalt stressghost forestsapspartina patensglobal warmingtree deathdelawaregeologystorymapblue crabcordgrassforestprime hook national wildlife refugefloodingfloridakilling treeswildfiresland conversionvirginiasaltwatercoastal educationgedan labseawatercoastalsalt tolerant plantslow elevationgeorgiathe george washington universitychanging landscapesalt water intrusionriverbankblackwater national refugecoastal marine ecologymarsh migration