
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt tolerantecologysalinesaltsaltwatermid atlanticstorymapmarshmaritime forestfloodregenerationsapshorelinestumptidesouth carolinageographywoodmarsh migrationcoastal ecologymarylandwildfiresgroundwaterfloodingghost forestpinedroughtgedan labcattus islandkilling treesspartina patensrising seaseastern shorenorth carolinadelaware baydelawaregeologyvirginiacordgrasscoastalsawgrasssaltwater marshsalt water intrusionbleached treestidal inundationthe george washington universitysweet gumnew yorksalt watersurvey123coastal educationtributariesdying treesgeorgiasomerset countyfloridadying forestchanging landscapevirginia coast reserveglobal warmingkeryn gedansoilseawaterblackwater national refugemullica river estuaryhurricanetree deathblue crabsalt stressmarinesalt tolerant plantsswampcoastal marine ecologyestuaryprime hook national wildlife refugenew jerseylow elevationchesapeake baytree stumpdisturbancephragmitesdead treeswetlandsstormdelmarva peninsulaland conversionsaltwater marshesghosts of the coastcedarriverbankblack needle rushforestsea level riseclimate changeeast coastchanging shoreline