
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentregenerationcedarvirginiaeast coastdead treessaltwater marshsalt watergedan labdelawarenew jerseymarshsaltwaterghost forestdisturbanceforestsawgrasstidal inundationriverbankcoastal educationchesapeake baythe george washington universityecologylow elevationmullica river estuarysaltghosts of the coastcoastal marine ecologybleached treesspartina patenstree stumpgroundwaterdying treesgeorgiahurricanesaltwater marshessouth carolinafloodingfloridadying foresteastern shoredelmarva peninsulatributariespinewoodblackwater national refugerising seasphragmitesland conversioncoastalsomerset countycattus islandchanging landscapesurvey123salinesalt stresskilling treesdroughtgeographynew yorksalt tolerantsalt tolerant plantsblack needle rushmid atlanticdelaware bayshorelinecordgrassfloodmarsh migrationblue crabcoastal ecologysalt water intrusionstormseawaterestuaryglobal warmingmarylandwildfiressweet gumnorth carolinachanging shorelinesapmaritime forestkeryn gedansea level risevirginia coast reservetidesoilstumpwetlandsprime hook national wildlife refugemarineswampclimate changestorymaptree deathgeology