
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentghost forestgeographywoodglobal warmingdisturbancemarshnorth carolinamid atlanticcoastal educationfloodvirginia coast reservesaltsalt tolerant plantscordgrasssawgrassregenerationeastern shoremullica river estuarychanging landscapegeorgiahurricanesalt toleranteast coastdelmarva peninsuladelaware bayfloridageologychanging shorelinenew yorkkilling treescoastalpinenew jerseyprime hook national wildlife refugebleached treesstormthe george washington universityseawaterspartina patensmarylandclimate changegedan labsaltwater marshestideforesttributariesphragmitessapblack needle rushblue crabsalt water intrusionrising seastree deathkeryn gedanland conversiongroundwatersea level risemarsh migrationestuarysurvey123south carolinacoastal marine ecologydelawareriverbanklow elevationcattus islandvirginiacedarshorelinedroughtsaltwatersweet gumghosts of the coastchesapeake baystorymapsalt watertidal inundationsomerset countystumpfloodingsalt stressdying forestmaritime forestcoastal ecologywildfiresdying treestree stumpsalinedead treesecologywetlandsmarineswampsoilsaltwater marshblackwater national refuge