
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal educationdead treesclimate changetidetree deathghost forestpinechanging shorelinestorymapsaltwater marshgeologythe george washington universityriverbanktributariesmullica river estuarysapprime hook national wildlife refugesaltblackwater national refugeseawaternew yorkglobal warmingblack needle rushwoodkeryn gedandelmarva peninsuladelawarerising seassalt tolerantestuarysurvey123marshhurricanedelaware baygeographyfloodgedan labstumpeastern shoresalt tolerant plantscoastal marine ecologysaltwaternorth carolinasea level riseland conversionsweet gummarsh migrationecologyvirginia coast reservecattus islandphragmitescordgrasssoilspartina patensmid atlantictree stumpstormregenerationsalinesalt waterlow elevationfloodingnew jerseysouth carolinasaltwater marshessomerset countychesapeake baydying forestmaritime forestvirginiasalt water intrusiongroundwatertidal inundationsalt stresscoastal ecologybleached treesghosts of the coastdying treesdisturbanceforestchanging landscapemarineswampeast coastgeorgiafloridakilling treesdroughtwildfirescedarshorelinemarylandblue crabwetlandscoastalsawgrass