
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentchanging shorelinemarinemarshcoastaldying treesghosts of the coastecologynew yorkcedarsalinebleached treesforeststorymapestuarygroundwaterhurricanedroughtblue crabsomerset countyregenerationmaritime forestsalt waterkeryn gedandelaware bayeastern shorecoastal marine ecologyblack needle rushtributariesmullica river estuarycattus islandstormcoastal ecologyfloodingcoastal educationfloridashorelinesaltwatermarsh migrationspartina patenschanging landscapepinesalt water intrusiondead treessouth carolinablackwater national refugewildfiresvirginia coast reservechesapeake baysweet gumstumpsoilsaltwater marshesghost forestkilling treessapvirginiaglobal warmingwoodnorth carolinatidal inundationland conversionnew jerseygeorgiasaltwater marshdying forestdelmarva peninsulathe george washington universityswampsalt tolerantcordgrassriverbankwetlandsclimate changetidelow elevationfloodsalt stressmid atlanticrising seastree deathsurvey123geographysea level riseseawatergedan labeast coastphragmitestree stumpprime hook national wildlife refugesalt tolerant plantsdelawaremarylandgeologydisturbancesawgrasssalt