
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentnorth carolinadelawareecologycoastal marine ecologyblack needle rushtree stumpcordgrasssea level risekeryn gedanstormwoodsappineshorelinedroughtcoastaltree deathfloodtidal inundationsalt waterdisturbancegeorgiafloridamullica river estuaryspartina patenssalinegroundwatermarylandsalt tolerantsalt tolerant plantsswampsawgrasstributariesgedan labeastern shorekilling treestideriverbankmarinehurricanefloodingbleached treessaltvirginialand conversionchesapeake baysaltwater marshsurvey123geographymarshghost forestmaritime forestrising seaswetlandsstumpeast coastcoastal educationblue crabestuaryclimate changewildfirescedarglobal warmingmarsh migrationsomerset countynew jerseycoastal ecologylow elevationsalt water intrusiondead treesseawatergeologyforeststorymapsweet gumphragmitesregenerationsouth carolinadying treesmid atlanticdelmarva peninsulachanging shorelinedying forestdelaware baysoilblackwater national refugesaltwater marshescattus islandvirginia coast reservechanging landscapesaltwaterghosts of the coastsalt stressthe george washington universitynew yorkprime hook national wildlife refuge