
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt waterstumppinesoildisturbancespartina patensgroundwaterdying forestsaltwater marshmarshtree stumprising seasriverbankgedan labblue crabkeryn gedanshorelinethe george washington universityseawaterprime hook national wildlife refugecoastal educationghosts of the coastsurvey123woodmid atlanticcedardead treesestuarycordgrasschanging shorelinedelaware baysomerset countytree deathhurricanemarineforestghost forestmarylandkilling treesnew jerseyphragmitessaltwater marshesdelawaresaltmullica river estuarycattus islandcoastal ecologygeorgiadroughtsalinedying treesbleached treesregenerationsalt tolerant plantsfloodingsawgrassglobal warmingwetlandsswampland conversiondelmarva peninsulavirginiasaltwaterblackwater national refugegeographysalt stressstormfloodeastern shoreeast coastblack needle rushecologysea level risevirginia coast reservesalt toleranttidal inundationchanging landscapewildfiresnorth carolinamaritime forestlow elevationmarsh migrationnew yorkgeologyclimate changesapfloridastorymapsouth carolinatidesalt water intrusioncoastalsweet gumtributarieschesapeake baycoastal marine ecology