
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcattus islandmarinegeographyfloodeastern shorecordgrasssawgrasssapsweet gumspartina patensrising seasgeologyeast coastvirginia coast reservechesapeake baysea level risemarylandsaltwater marshmaritime forestsalt stresskilling treesforestfloodingdying forestsomerset countycoastal educationriverbanksurvey123dying treessalt waterdroughtsaltwater marshesblackwater national refugedelmarva peninsulachanging shorelinemarshstumpsaltwatersouth carolinamullica river estuaryhurricaneblack needle rushcedarthe george washington universitydisturbancephragmiteswildfiresclimate changechanging landscapeshorelinestormsalt water intrusionland conversionpinekeryn gedansalinelow elevationmid atlantictidal inundationseawaternew jerseygedan labwetlandsghost forestmarsh migrationcoastal ecologyecologydead treesgroundwaterblue crabghosts of the coastcoastal marine ecologywoodstorymapregenerationtributariesnorth carolinatideprime hook national wildlife refugeestuarygeorgiaglobal warmingvirginiableached treesdelawaresaltswampsalt tolerant plantssoilcoastalsalt tolerantfloridanew yorktree deathtree stumpdelaware bay