
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgeorgiaglobal warmingtidal inundationchanging landscapebleached treesblackwater national refugenorth carolinasalt stresscedargeographysurvey123ecologyseawatersweet gumstumpmaritime forestkeryn gedansalt tolerantmarsh migrationsaltwater marshfloodchesapeake baymarylandnew jerseyprime hook national wildlife refugewoodregenerationsaltwater marshesclimate changestormwetlandsghosts of the coastcoastal ecologyswamppinesoilcordgrassfloodingdelaware baydroughtfloridatributariesmarineforestnew yorkshorelinemarshvirginiasea level risecoastal educationsaltdelmarva peninsulatree deathghost forestthe george washington universitysapcoastal marine ecologydelawarelow elevationgroundwaterstorymapmullica river estuarysaltwatersalinedying treeshurricanesomerset countyeastern shoretidedying forestspartina patensgeologycattus islandeast coastriverbankrising seaschanging shorelinevirginia coast reserveblue crabcoastalwildfiresestuarysalt watersouth carolinagedan labkilling treesdead treesmid atlanticblack needle rushland conversiondisturbancephragmitessalt water intrusionsawgrasstree stumpsalt tolerant plants