
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentswampeast coastdroughtdying forestsoilsea level risetributariessalt water intrusionriverbanksaltwater marshpinevirginia coast reservesweet gumsouth carolinarising seasforestdead treessurvey123somerset countyghost forestdying treeswetlandscattus islandgroundwaterphragmiteskeryn gedanwoodsawgrasstree deathcoastalstormseawatervirginiacoastal marine ecologyclimate changechesapeake baymarylandstorymapblue crabcoastal educationthe george washington universitysaltregenerationdisturbancemullica river estuarymarshglobal warmingmid atlanticsaltwater marsheswildfiresgeologysalt stressmarsh migrationecologyghosts of the coastsapfloodingchanging landscapefloridaland conversiondelaware baygedan labnew yorkprime hook national wildlife refugeshorelinecordgrassestuarydelawaretidal inundationblackwater national refugehurricanemarinelow elevationsalt tolerantchanging shorelinenorth carolinaeastern shorecedarstumpspartina patensdelmarva peninsulablack needle rushmaritime forestkilling treestree stumpnew jerseysalt tolerant plantssaltwatersalt watergeographysalinebleached treesgeorgiacoastal ecologytideflood