
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmarylandnorth carolinasomerset countysweet gumdying forestregenerationeastern shorefloodgeographygedan labblack needle rushwoodspartina patensdisturbanceeast coastvirginiaecologysoilmarsh migrationkeryn gedanland conversionsalt waterstumpmullica river estuarysouth carolinacoastal marine ecologychesapeake bayghosts of the coastcoastal educationghost forestsea level risevirginia coast reservecattus islandsawgrasssapshorelinewetlandssaltwater marshchanging landscapeglobal warmingmarineblue crabtidecoastalprime hook national wildlife refugegroundwaterdead treeschanging shorelinestorymaprising seasclimate changenew jerseywildfiresmarshhurricanesalt tolerant plantsnew yorksalt stressswampriverbankfloridasalttree deathgeorgiafloodingtributariesdelaware baycedarsalinesaltwater marshestidal inundationkilling treessalt tolerantpinelow elevationcordgrasssalt water intrusionsurvey123seawaterestuarythe george washington universitymid atlanticdroughtphragmitesmaritime forestdelawarebleached treessaltwaterforeststormblackwater national refugegeologydelmarva peninsuladying treescoastal ecologytree stump