
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt watermid atlanticsawgrasssalt tolerantcordgrasschanging shorelinedelaware baymarinegedan labghost forestsalineforestregenerationmarylandcedardroughtwildfireskeryn gedanthe george washington universityecologysapsurvey123delawaretributariessaltwater marshsouth carolinawoodsweet gumfloodinggeographycoastal educationstorymapnew jerseyblack needle rushsomerset countycoastal marine ecologysalt stresskilling treesgeorgiaprime hook national wildlife refugehurricanestumpeast coastspartina patensestuaryvirginiaghosts of the coastsaltfloodsaltwater marsheseastern shoreshorelinegroundwaterstormwetlandschesapeake bayblackwater national refugenorth carolinadying forestpinetree deathchanging landscapeland conversionphragmitesrising seascoastaldying treescoastal ecologymarshlow elevationfloridaseawaterglobal warmingcattus islanddelmarva peninsuladead treestidal inundationsaltwaterblue crabmarsh migrationmaritime forestriverbankclimate changebleached treessea level risedisturbanceswamptree stumpsoilsalt water intrusiontidemullica river estuarynew yorksalt tolerant plantsgeologyvirginia coast reserve