
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsaltwater marshesmaritime forestnorth carolinatree stumpglobal warmingsurvey123cordgrassdelawaregroundwatercoastal ecologyphragmiteswoodspartina patensestuarymullica river estuarysoildying treesstumpghosts of the coastbleached treescoastalstorymapregenerationdelaware baydroughtmarineblackwater national refugesalt tolerantcoastal educationforestsawgrasskeryn gedanclimate changegeologyecologytree deathnew jerseyvirginiadead treesdying forestsaltwaterpinesweet gumtributariesprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwater marshdelmarva peninsularising seasshorelinenew yorksea level risemarylandthe george washington universitysaltchanging landscapesalt water intrusionghost forestmid atlanticcattus islandsapblack needle rushdisturbancecedargeographyblue crabtideland conversionkilling treesseawatertidal inundationriverbanksalt waterwetlandseast coasthurricanefloodchanging shorelinesouth carolinamarshlow elevationfloridasalt tolerant plantsgeorgiagedan labsalinechesapeake bayfloodingstormeastern shoreswampvirginia coast reservecoastal marine ecologysomerset countymarsh migrationsalt stresswildfires