
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmaritime forestcoastal ecologyriverbanksouth carolinastorymaphurricaneforestblack needle rushsalt stressrising seasdying forestcordgrasssawgrasssalt water intrusionkeryn gedancedargeorgiatree deathstumpsalt tolerant plantsestuaryspartina patensdelawaremid atlantictributariesghosts of the coastmullica river estuarywetlandsseawatersalt tolerantglobal warmingsaltwaterland conversionmarshwoodsaltwater marshessurvey123gedan lablow elevationmarylandgroundwaterblackwater national refugetidegeographyghost forestdead treesnorth carolinaecologyeast coastsaltwater marshpinechanging landscapemarsh migrationregenerationfloridachesapeake bayphragmitessomerset countyeastern shorefloodsapclimate changebleached treesvirginiashorelinesalt watercoastalsalinegeologytidal inundationkilling treescoastal educationblue crabsea level risedelaware baywildfiresdisturbancefloodingnew yorkprime hook national wildlife refugecoastal marine ecologydelmarva peninsulacattus islandchanging shorelinestormvirginia coast reservenew jerseymarinedying treesswamptree stumpthe george washington universitydroughtsaltsweet gumsoil