
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentstorymapswampnorth carolinaghost foresttree deathstumpmarsh migrationgeologykilling treesestuaryeastern shoresaltwater marshthe george washington universitysawgrassgeorgialand conversionfloodmarylandsaltwater marshespinesalt stressfloridawetlandsghosts of the coastsea level risecoastal educationsweet gumchanging shorelinedelaware baydisturbancemarinenew jerseyvirginialow elevationchesapeake baysomerset countymaritime foresttree stumphurricanesapregenerationmid atlanticwildfirescoastalsalt tolerantstormchanging landscapedroughtvirginia coast reserverising seasdying forestgedan labtributariescattus islandphragmitesshorelinetideforestnew yorkblue crabsalinesaltsalt waterkeryn gedansurvey123mullica river estuarydelawareglobal warmingdelmarva peninsulasaltwaterwoodblack needle rushdying treessalt tolerant plantsgroundwaterprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrassbleached treescoastal marine ecologydead treessouth carolinamarshsoileast coastcedartidal inundationsalt water intrusionriverbankseawaterfloodingblackwater national refugegeographyecologycoastal ecologyspartina patensclimate change