
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentfloridasea level risesweet gumghost forestswampsaltwater marshesblackwater national refugenew jerseymarineblue crablow elevationwildfireschanging shorelinegroundwaterdisturbancechesapeake baydelawarecedartidal inundationmaritime forestsoilcoastal ecologynew yorksalinevirginia coast reservevirginiarising seasmarsh migrationforestwetlandsmullica river estuarygeographygedan labsaltwater marshclimate changeecologysalteast coastsapwoodsalt tolerant plantskeryn gedansalt watercoastal educationriverbankseawatertributariesdelaware bayfloodblack needle rushdying treesland conversionphragmitesregenerationhurricaneeastern shoresalt water intrusionsurvey123geologyestuarycordgrasssomerset countyprime hook national wildlife refugetree stumpmarshdelmarva peninsulanorth carolinatidesouth carolinamarylandkilling treesstumpdying forestshorelinechanging landscapeghosts of the coastsalt tolerantmid atlanticstorymappinestormfloodingbleached treesthe george washington universitygeorgiacoastal marine ecologydead treesdroughtglobal warmingsawgrasstree deathspartina patenscattus islandsaltwatercoastalsalt stress