Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdead treeseast coastseawaterblack needle rushshorelinechanging shorelinechesapeake baycoastal ecologycordgrassblackwater national refugesalinesaltwater marshessalt stressmarylandsurvey123phragmitesthe george washington universityprime hook national wildlife refugedisturbanceestuarysoilregenerationdelaware baymarinelow elevationecologycedarwetlandssalt tolerant plantsswampvirginia coast reservesalt waterrising seascoastal educationkilling treesnorth carolinableached treessaltwaterfloodpinetree deathstormgeologycoastal marine ecologycoastalclimate changesaltwater marshsawgrassfloodingghosts of the coastghost forestsea level riseblue crabmullica river estuarysomerset countyriverbankhurricanetributariesgeorgiastumpgeographyfloridachanging landscapesalt tolerantmarsh migrationnew yorkmid atlanticdelawaremaritime forestsaptidal inundationsweet gumspartina patenswildfireskeryn gedandying treesdelmarva peninsulawoodforestsouth carolinaland conversiontree stumpdying forestmarshgedan labstorymapsalt water intrusiongroundwaterglobal warmingsaltnew jerseyeastern shorecattus islandvirginiadroughttide