
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcordgrasswetlandseastern shoredead treesregenerationriverbanksurvey123saphurricanesalt water intrusionvirginiadying forestcoastal educationchanging shorelinerising seasdisturbancesalt watersalt tolerant plantsdroughttidebleached treesvirginia coast reserveshorelinechesapeake baysouth carolinamarshtributariesstumpgeographygroundwaterghosts of the coastblack needle rushdying treesecologysaltwater marshestuarysawgrassswamptree stumpseawaterpinewildfiresblue crabcoastalcedarmarylandmid atlanticsomerset countychanging landscapelow elevationforestkilling treescoastal ecologygedan labsaltgeorgiacoastal marine ecologyland conversionsoilglobal warmingfloodsweet gumnew jerseythe george washington universitykeryn gedansaltwater marshesfloridaphragmitescattus islandmarsh migrationsalinegeologydelmarva peninsulasaltwaterdelaware baymullica river estuarynew yorknorth carolinastorymapfloodingsalt stresssea level riseghost forestdelawareeast coastmarinesalt tolerantmaritime forestprime hook national wildlife refugestormtree deathtidal inundationspartina patenswoodclimate changeblackwater national refuge