
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmullica river estuarynew yorkghost forestchanging landscapefloodingsouth carolinavirginianorth carolinadead treeskilling treeseast coastphragmiteswoodkeryn gedanglobal warmingsalinemarshgeographysalt tolerant plantsstorymapwetlandsseawaterhurricanedelaware bayblue crabsomerset countytidecattus islandcoastalsea level risespartina patenscedargeorgiacoastal marine ecologyforestmid atlantictree deathgeologylow elevationchesapeake baysalt waterswampblackwater national refugefloodsalt water intrusiontree stumpcoastal ecologyriverbanktributariesthe george washington universityshorelinewildfiresgroundwatervirginia coast reservesaltestuarydisturbancecoastal educationdying treesstumpsapmaritime forestecologysoilstormpineclimate changesalt tolerantdelmarva peninsulasaltwatertidal inundationbleached treesprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrassregenerationsurvey123droughtsaltwater marshessalt stresssweet gumfloridadying forestrising seasland conversionghosts of the coastdelawaremarinegedan labchanging shorelinenew jerseysawgrasseastern shoremarsh migrationblack needle rushmarylandsaltwater marsh