
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentlow elevationsaltwater marshseawatermullica river estuarycattus islandmarineblue crabspartina patenssoilsea level risenorth carolinageologytideghosts of the coastchesapeake baythe george washington universitysouth carolinamaritime forestmarshsweet gumcordgrasswoodshorelinegedan labfloridacoastal educationstumpdying forestmarylanddisturbanceeastern shorevirginia coast reservewetlandscoastal ecologysalt water intrusioncoastal marine ecologygeographykilling treestributariestree deathdroughtmarsh migrationforestsalt stresspinerising seassalt tolerantfloodingsalt tolerant plantsblackwater national refugeland conversionchanging shorelineestuaryregenerationmid atlanticwildfirescedardead treesdelaware baysapsurvey123tree stumpsawgrassnew yorknew jerseygeorgiaprime hook national wildlife refugedelawarehurricanephragmitessaltwater marshescoastalsalinegroundwaterclimate changeglobal warmingflooddying treesbleached treesvirginiastormtidal inundationriverbankstorymapkeryn gedaneast coastblack needle rushecologysalt waterswampchanging landscapeghost forestsomerset countydelmarva peninsulasaltsaltwater