Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentshorelinemarineswampsaltwater marshtree deathforestkeryn gedansalt stresssaltwater marshesdying forestcoastal educationcordgrassblackwater national refugesurvey123gedan labdying treesthe george washington universitywetlandscoastal marine ecologyriverbankgeologyseawatertributariesland conversionrising seassomerset countymid atlantictidal inundationpinestorymapdead treescattus islandhurricanesapnew jerseyfloodingeast coastkilling treesdisturbancesalt water intrusionstumpsalt tolerantnew yorkchesapeake baygeographychanging landscapevirginiawooddelmarva peninsulasoilghost forestphragmitessalineregenerationlow elevationgeorgiaspartina patenssaltwatersea level risemarshsouth carolinasweet gumsawgrassdelaware baycoastalnorth carolinamullica river estuarywildfiresblue crabgroundwaterstormvirginia coast reserveestuaryfloridamarsh migrationbleached treestree stumpmaritime forestsalt waterghosts of the coastcoastal ecologysalt tolerant plantsclimate changemarylandeastern shoreprime hook national wildlife refugechanging shorelinefloodglobal warmingdroughtsaltblack needle rushecologydelawaretidecedar