
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgeographykilling treesgedan labsalt tolerant plantssaltwatercedarghost forestsea level riseforestsalt stressmullica river estuarynew jerseykeryn gedaneast coastmarshsweet gumdelmarva peninsuladelaware baytidevirginia coast reservehurricanelow elevationcoastal ecologysurvey123new yorkcordgrasssaltwater marshesswampstorymapdelawarestumpgroundwatersalt water intrusiondead treesghosts of the coastprime hook national wildlife refugewetlandssalt toleranteastern shorephragmitestidal inundationblack needle rushecologychesapeake baymid atlanticcoastal marine ecologymarylandgeorgiafloridacoastalnorth carolinathe george washington universitytree deathsalinechanging shorelineclimate changepinegeologysawgrasssalt watersomerset countysapsouth carolinamarsh migrationshorelinedroughtland conversionfloodglobal warmingbleached treestributariesestuarysoilcattus islandcoastal educationregenerationblackwater national refugedisturbanceblue crabrising seasmaritime forestvirginiawooddying treeschanging landscapesaltwater marshdying forestwildfirestree stumpspartina patensseawaterfloodingriverbanksaltmarinestorm