
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcattus islandmarineforestsalt water intrusionchesapeake baydelaware baysomerset countyvirginiaeast coastspartina patenslow elevationmid atlanticsaltswampchanging landscapedying treeseastern shorewoodsalineseawaterland conversiondelawaresaltwatersapdelmarva peninsulacoastal marine ecologyblackwater national refugeprime hook national wildlife refugenew jerseysouth carolinatidepinesawgrassmarsh migrationsoilsweet gumsaltwater marshgroundwatergeorgiashorelinedead treesgeologyvirginia coast reservemarylandtributarieshurricanenorth carolinasalt tolerant plantssalt tolerantcordgrassphragmitesregenerationfloodingrising seasgedan labclimate changedisturbancetree stumpblue crabsurvey123mullica river estuarydying forestblack needle rushkeryn gedangeographynew yorkriverbanktidal inundationghost foreststumpfloridawildfiresmaritime forestcoastalsea level risecedarcoastal educationfloodchanging shorelineghosts of the coastestuarybleached treessalt stresssaltwater marshesmarshglobal warmingstorymapstormcoastal ecologythe george washington universitywetlandsecologysalt watertree deathkilling treesdrought