
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcordgrassrising seashurricanechanging landscapegeorgianew yorkecologyeast coastsalinedelmarva peninsulaghosts of the coastsapsalt waterbleached treestree deathmarshgeographyspartina patensmarinephragmitesshorelinevirginiablue crablow elevationsoilsaltwatermaritime forestvirginia coast reserveclimate changedelaware baysalt stresscattus islandsawgrasswooddroughtghost forestsweet gummid atlanticsea level risenew jerseytree stumpsouth carolinasomerset countypinecoastal educationdying forestmullica river estuarytidal inundationdying treesglobal warmingstorymapsalt tolerantdelawareestuaryland conversionkeryn gedanwildfireswetlandstributariessaltwater marshkilling treesseawatertidedisturbancethe george washington universityfloodingsalt tolerant plantschanging shorelinestormnorth carolinacoastal marine ecologymarylandprime hook national wildlife refugeriverbankmarsh migrationstumpregenerationdead treesfloridacoastal ecologygeologyblack needle rushgedan labeastern shoreforestfloodcoastalsalt water intrusionswampsaltwater marshessaltcedarchesapeake baygroundwatersurvey123blackwater national refuge