
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentchesapeake baycedarwoodgeorgiastumpcoastal ecologysalt toleranttidal inundationprime hook national wildlife refugedisturbancecordgrassmarsh migrationvirginia coast reservetree stumptidedelmarva peninsulalow elevationrising seasdying treessaltswamppinewildfirestree deathghosts of the coasteast coastsalinesawgrasstributarieseastern shorespartina patensphragmitesclimate changeforestkeryn gedanglobal warmingbleached treesseawatergroundwatersalt tolerant plantssalt water intrusionmarylanddying forestghost forestfloridafloodingsouth carolinasapgeologyecologycoastalsweet gumthe george washington universitysalt watersomerset countyland conversionsurvey123mullica river estuarysaltwater marshessalt stresssaltwatergedan labshorelinesaltwater marshstorymapmarinecoastal marine ecologyblue crabdroughthurricanenorth carolinafloodsea level risenew jerseycattus islanddelawarecoastal educationstormblack needle rushriverbankchanging shorelinemaritime forestkilling treeschanging landscapevirginiawetlandsgeographydead treesnew yorkmid atlanticestuaryregenerationdelaware baymarshblackwater national refugesoil