
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentlow elevationdroughtsalt watermullica river estuaryphragmiteschesapeake baydying treesmarinekilling treesdelmarva peninsulaseawatergeorgiashorelinesweet gumtidedisturbanceeast coastvirginia coast reservesapsea level risesurvey123groundwaterspartina patenssoilcoastal ecologywildfirescoastaltree deathhurricanefloodchanging shorelinedelawaredying forestland conversionriverbankdead treesstormtributariescoastal educationfloodingvirginiasalineclimate changesaltwater marshesswampregenerationstorymaprising seasforestcordgrassnorth carolinanew yorkblack needle rushkeryn gedanwetlandssalt tolerant plantsgeologysalt water intrusiontree stumpglobal warmingmarsh migrationmarylandsaltwater marshsomerset countywoodstumpdelaware baysouth carolinasalt tolerantcoastal marine ecologycedarmarshchanging landscapemid atlanticmaritime forestsalteastern shoreghost forestgeographyestuarygedan labthe george washington universityecologynew jerseycattus islandbleached treessawgrassfloridaghosts of the coastblackwater national refugetidal inundationpinesalt stresssaltwaterblue crabprime hook national wildlife refuge