
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentnorth carolinasalt water intrusionglobal warmingmarylandhurricanekilling treesfloodtideeastern shoreghosts of the coastmarsh migrationgeographychanging landscapecoastalrising seasthe george washington universitygedan labchanging shorelinesouth carolinagroundwaterspartina patensdelawarevirginialand conversionpinedelmarva peninsulashorelinesaltwatersurvey123blackwater national refugechesapeake baydisturbancesapmarshlow elevationeast coaststormcattus islandclimate changesalt stressfloridamarinesweet gumdroughtstorymapsalt tolerant plantstree deathghost forestestuarytree stumpdelaware bayswampmid atlanticcoastal educationdying forestsaltwater marsheskeryn gedansawgrasssaltwoodvirginia coast reservecoastal ecologydead treestidal inundationtributariesregenerationcoastal marine ecologyblack needle rushgeologybleached treessalt watermullica river estuarysoilstumpriverbanksea level risecordgrassecologysaltwater marshphragmiteswildfiressalineseawatercedarsalt tolerantnew yorknew jerseyfloodingprime hook national wildlife refugegeorgiasomerset countymaritime forestwetlandsdying treesblue crabforest