
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentfloodingmarsh migrationrising seastree deathdead treessurvey123geologysaltwater marshesgedan lablow elevationgroundwatergeorgiastormspartina patenscoastal ecologytree stumpsaltghosts of the coastsapmaritime foreststorymapbleached treessalt stressfloridageographykilling treessea level risenorth carolinariverbanksaltwaterprime hook national wildlife refugeblackwater national refugemullica river estuarytributariesvirginia coast reservechesapeake baydelmarva peninsulaclimate changeforestsalt toleranthurricanesomerset countydying forestsalt tolerant plantssoilcedarphragmitesdelaware baymarylandmid atlanticeast coastland conversionfloodsalt watermarshswampdelawaresweet gumblack needle rushseawaterthe george washington universitynew jerseysalinesawgrassdisturbancevirginiacordgrasswildfireswoodpinedroughtnew yorkblue crabsalt water intrusionkeryn gedanglobal warmingshorelinechanging shorelinetidal inundationcoastal educationestuaryregenerationdying treesstumpchanging landscapeeastern shorecattus islandwetlandscoastal marine ecologycoastalsaltwater marshghost forestmarinesouth carolinaecologytide