Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentclimate changesalt waterhurricanesalt tolerant plantscoastal marine ecologyeast coastriverbankblack needle rushpinecedartidevirginiasaltwatertidal inundationchesapeake baydying treesmarshdying foresteastern shoremaritime forestforestsea level risenew jerseykilling treesghost foresttree deathcoastalestuarysalt water intrusionmid atlanticwetlandsblue crabchanging shorelineswampchanging landscapesaltwater marshesghosts of the coastwildfiressweet gumcoastal ecologysoilvirginia coast reservesalinesurvey123disturbancesawgrassphragmitesrising seassaltstorymapsalt stressregenerationgedan labprime hook national wildlife refugeecologyland conversionlow elevationnew yorkdroughtgroundwaterdelmarva peninsulafloodshorelinewoodmarsh migrationtree stumpglobal warmingcoastal educationtributarieskeryn gedanblackwater national refugemarylandseawatermullica river estuarynorth carolinasomerset countysapsouth carolinafloridamarinebleached treesgeorgiaspartina patenssalt tolerantgeologygeographyfloodingthe george washington universitysaltwater marshdead treesdelawarecordgrassstumpstormcattus islanddelaware bay