
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt watergeographyfloodingeast coastlow elevationmid atlanticchesapeake baydelawarewoodgeologytree stumpcoastalsaltwater marshfloodshorelineland conversiontidal inundationmullica river estuarytree deathmarshstumpforestsalt tolerant plantsecologyblackwater national refugeswamptidebleached treesnorth carolinavirginiaprime hook national wildlife refugevirginia coast reservedisturbanceeastern shorephragmitesgroundwaterglobal warmingriverbanksaltregenerationclimate changehurricanesalt stressgedan labsweet gumdelmarva peninsulasouth carolinasalt water intrusionnew jerseysapcedardead treessoilcattus islandnew yorksalt tolerantmaritime forestsurvey123saltwater marshesghosts of the coastsomerset countysea level risemarylandkilling treeswildfiresfloridablue crabkeryn gedanwetlandsmarinechanging landscapeghost forestgeorgiadroughtsawgrasscoastal ecologychanging shorelinecoastal educationrising seascordgrassspartina patenssaltwaterpineseawaterstorymapsalinethe george washington universitydelaware baydying treesdying foreststormblack needle rushtributariesmarsh migrationestuarycoastal marine ecology