
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt water intrusionglobal warmingphragmitescordgrassriverbanktidesawgrasssaltwatertree deathtributariesclimate changeregenerationsalinerising seaslow elevationmullica river estuarysalt stressswampblue crabmaritime forestecologyfloodpinetree stumpvirginia coast reserveeastern shoredisturbancedelmarva peninsulastorymapfloridasaltwater marsheswildfiresghost foreststormwoodmid atlanticforestshorelinemarylanddead treeswetlandscedarsalttidal inundationsweet gumnew jerseygroundwaterthe george washington universitysalt waternorth carolinasomerset countysouth carolinanew yorkkeryn gedandelaware baygeographychanging landscapekilling treeseast coastestuarychesapeake baysea level risedelawareseawaterstumpchanging shorelinesaltwater marshsalt tolerantdying forestblackwater national refugecoastal marine ecologyghosts of the coastsapgeologyland conversiondroughtbleached treescoastal educationcoastalprime hook national wildlife refugemarsh migrationfloodingsurvey123dying treesmarinegedan labblack needle rushsalt tolerant plantsvirginiahurricanesoilgeorgiacoastal ecologycattus islandmarshspartina patens