
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcordgrassmarinecattus islandregenerationgedan labeastern shorenew yorktidesouth carolinadroughtdelaware bayghost forestmullica river estuarybleached treessaltwater marsheschanging shorelineblackwater national refugelow elevationsea level risedisturbancecoastalthe george washington universitysalt tolerantmarylandfloodghosts of the coastblue crabkilling treesspartina patenswoodtree stumpphragmiteseast coastshorelineestuarydying forestcoastal educationtidal inundationcoastal marine ecologycoastal ecologymaritime foreststormmarshstumpsapsalt tolerant plantsswamppineseawatertributariessaltwater marshdead treesrising seassawgrassmid atlantichurricanesalt stressdying treessweet gumprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwatersurvey123north carolinamarsh migrationtree deathdelmarva peninsulaclimate changewildfiresgeographysalinesoilfloridablack needle rushchesapeake baykeryn gedancedargroundwaterland conversionchanging landscapesalt waterdelawaresalt water intrusionglobal warmingsaltecologystorymapgeologyvirginia coast reserveforestriverbankwetlandsnew jerseyfloodinggeorgiasomerset countyvirginia