
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcedarhurricanegedan labspartina patenssweet gumsalt watereast coastgeorgiaswampsoilcordgrassbleached treescoastal educationstorymapgeographylow elevationsea level risesalt water intrusiontidedelmarva peninsulashorelineclimate changethe george washington universityvirginiasaltwater marsheskeryn gedansurvey123dead treesdying forestpinefloodchanging landscapemullica river estuarynew jerseykilling treesgeologywoodsawgrasssomerset countyblue crabsouth carolinaestuarystormmid atlanticfloodingtree deathnorth carolinasalt tolerant plantsgroundwaterdelaware bayfloridablack needle rushsaltwater marshghost foresttributariestree stumpforestseawatermarylandriverbankcoastal marine ecologymarshnew yorkecologyprime hook national wildlife refugewetlandsdying treeseastern shoredisturbanceblackwater national refugesalt tolerantphragmitescoastalcoastal ecologysalinesaltstumpsaltwatervirginia coast reservemarinemaritime foresttidal inundationland conversionrising seassapghosts of the coastchesapeake bayregenerationcattus islandwildfireschanging shorelinesalt stressglobal warmingdelawaremarsh migrationdrought