
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal marine ecologydead treesgeographystormwildfiressomerset countycoastal ecologyeast coastsea level risesaltwater marshforestregenerationswampvirginia coast reservetree stumptree deathwetlandssalt waterclimate changenew jerseykeryn gedansaltwaterdroughtwoodmarylandcattus islandflooddelawaregeorgiaeastern shoreghost forestdisturbancesalt tolerant plantsshorelinesalt water intrusioncoastalseawatersweet gumsalinecordgrassgroundwaterblack needle rushsoilsalt tolerantghosts of the coastblackwater national refugepinesalt stressmarshfloridathe george washington universitydelmarva peninsulaland conversionrising seasmaritime forestchesapeake baystorymapecologydying treesnew yorkstumpbleached treesdying forestgedan labkilling treesvirginiariverbankfloodingsurvey123cedardelaware baygeologysawgrassblue crabsapmid atlanticsaltwater marshesmarsh migrationchanging shorelinemullica river estuaryestuarylow elevationphragmitessouth carolinanorth carolinaspartina patensglobal warmingtidehurricanesaltprime hook national wildlife refugetidal inundationtributariesmarinecoastal educationchanging landscape