
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteast coastriverbanktree stumphurricanesapsalt tolerant plantschanging shorelinewoodfloodswampghost forestgeographyseawatersawgrasssalinecoastal educationsaltwater marshesregenerationsaltecologytidal inundationthe george washington universitymarylandrising seasfloodingnorth carolinasomerset countystumpclimate changewildfiresgroundwatertree deathstorymapdead treesmaritime forestphragmitessaltwater marshestuarymullica river estuarysouth carolinadying forestvirginiamarshblackwater national refugegedan labcattus islandtidesweet gumsea level risegeologycoastal ecologysoilshorelinefloridadelmarva peninsuladelawareland conversionmarinesurvey123new jerseynew yorkdisturbancecedarlow elevationghosts of the coastchesapeake bayeastern shoreglobal warmingcoastalmarsh migrationsalt waterforestdelaware baytributarieskilling treessalt tolerantchanging landscapevirginia coast reserveblack needle rushwetlandsblue crabpineprime hook national wildlife refugekeryn gedanstormcordgrasscoastal marine ecologybleached treesspartina patensgeorgiasaltwatersalt stresssalt water intrusionmid atlanticdroughtdying trees