
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal ecologybleached treesdead treeswildfiressaltsalt water intrusiondroughtchanging shorelinecoastal marine ecologyclimate changesaltwater marshtidethe george washington universitymid atlantictidal inundationdelaware baydying treesfloodlow elevationgeorgianorth carolinasaltwater marshesmaritime forestland conversioncordgrasssalt stressfloridadying forestgeographyeastern shorecoastalsaltwaterwetlandsblack needle rushsoilvirginia coast reservesapsalt tolerant plantsstorymapblackwater national refugesomerset countykeryn gedanecologymarylandsalt tolerantblue crabspartina patenssalineregenerationglobal warmingforestdisturbancegedan labdelmarva peninsulastormsweet gummullica river estuaryphragmiteshurricanekilling treesmarinemarsh migrationtree deathdelawarestumpvirginiasea level riseshorelineeast coastghost forestgeologytributariesseawatercoastal educationswampprime hook national wildlife refugenew yorkwoodgroundwaterchanging landscapecattus islandghosts of the coastestuarysalt watermarshsawgrasschesapeake baysouth carolinarising seastree stumpriverbanknew jerseycedarfloodingsurvey123pine