
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwetlandssapmarinecattus islandestuarykilling treesbleached treesdead treescoastalcoastal marine ecologyland conversionprime hook national wildlife refugechesapeake bayphragmitesstormmullica river estuaryswampcoastal educationgeographylow elevationmid atlantictree stumpregenerationglobal warmingsaltwater marshesblack needle rushchanging landscapewoodsalinespartina patenssoilstumpseawatertributariessalt tolerantdisturbancedying forestfloridacoastal ecologyforestfloodvirginia coast reservevirginiaeast coastdelawaregroundwatermarshdying treeskeryn gedansaltwaterblue crabeastern shorehurricanenorth carolinaghosts of the coastchanging shorelinegedan labclimate changesurvey123marylandwildfiressweet gummarsh migrationsalt tolerant plantssawgrassnew jerseydelaware baycedarfloodingdelmarva peninsulasouth carolinanew yorkstorymapgeorgiasomerset countytree deathgeologyghost forestsaltcordgrasssaltwater marshdroughtblackwater national refugethe george washington universitysalt watersalt stresspinemaritime foresttidesalt water intrusionecologyriverbankrising seasshorelinetidal inundationsea level rise