
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentspartina patenssalt tolerant plantsstormghosts of the coastecologycordgrassestuarymullica river estuarymid atlanticnorth carolinacoastalgedan labriverbankswamptree stumpkeryn gedanwetlandsthe george washington universitysaltwater marshdelawareblackwater national refugedying treesghost forestsalt waternew yorkglobal warmingblack needle rushsoilrising seasfloodingpineeastern shoresea level risewoodsurvey123delmarva peninsulablue crabsweet gummarinecedarmaritime forestmarshwildfiressalt tolerantland conversionforestmarsh migrationsalt water intrusionchanging shorelinegeologybleached treesvirginiasaltphragmitesregenerationcoastal ecologytidal inundationdisturbancedying forestgeographykilling treessalt stressmarylandtributariescattus islandshorelinesaltwaterprime hook national wildlife refugeflooddead treesvirginia coast reservesapsalinetree deathstorymapnew jerseycoastal educationchanging landscapechesapeake bayeast coastsouth carolinasawgrasscoastal marine ecologyseawatersomerset countyfloridatidegroundwaterlow elevationdelaware baydroughtclimate changegeorgiahurricanestumpsaltwater marshes