Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentEducationOcean Water Marinedead treesvirginiadroughtdelawaresapclimate changenew yorkeast coastsalt tolerantwoodwetlandsblue crabmaritime forestvirginia coast reservepinesalinegeographymarsh migrationcoastal marine ecologystumpcedarspartina patenssalt waternew jerseyswampfloridahurricaneglobal warmingtideshorelinesalt water intrusiongroundwatermid atlanticestuarychanging landscapedying treesdying forestmarinesouth carolinakeryn gedandelaware baytidal inundationsalt tolerant plantscoastal ecologyseawatergeologyriverbankghost forestcoastal educationland conversionblack needle rushtree stumpcoastalblackwater national refugedelmarva peninsulasea level risestormnorth carolinacattus islandsoilrising seasprime hook national wildlife refugesweet gumgeorgiamullica river estuarysaltwaterphragmitesregenerationthe george washington universitysaltwater marshsaltwater marshesmarshcordgrassdisturbancefloodkilling treesfloodingtributariessalt stresssomerset countylow elevationmarylandsawgrasswildfiresghosts of the coaststorymapforestsaltecologychanging shorelinechesapeake baysurvey123eastern shoregedan labbleached treestree death