
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentvirginiaghost forestregenerationmarinemarshcoastal marine ecologyblue crabsaltwater marshsalt waterchanging landscapeestuarykeryn gedandroughtthe george washington universitygeorgiavirginia coast reservehurricaneblack needle rushstumptree deathecologytidal inundationstormlow elevationwoodnorth carolinafloridatideseawaterriverbanksoilforesteastern shorewetlandsgedan labchesapeake baycoastal educationeast coastdelaware baygroundwatertree stumpmarsh migrationclimate changesalinesalt tolerantghosts of the coastcedarcoastal ecologyglobal warmingstorymapdisturbancedying treesdelawaresalt water intrusionsweet gumbleached treessomerset countydead treescattus islandcordgrasssaltwatertributariesnew jerseyfloodingrising seassalt stressdying forestdelmarva peninsulageologyspartina patensmid atlanticgeographyswampsaltnew yorkfloodsurvey123prime hook national wildlife refugepinesea level risechanging shorelinemarylandland conversionmullica river estuarysapshorelinesawgrasswildfiressaltwater marshesblackwater national refugesouth carolinakilling treesphragmitesmaritime forestcoastalsalt tolerant plants