
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcedarmarsheast coastsaltwatergeologystorymapgeographysalt tolerant plantsfloodvirginiatree stumpghosts of the coastsea level riseestuarycoastalgeorgiastormchesapeake baysouth carolinaswampchanging landscapeblue crabcoastal marine ecologydying forestdelaware bayblack needle rushforestnew yorktree deathtributariessaltprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrassgedan labsalt tolerantregenerationmaritime forestmid atlantickilling treeskeryn gedanseawaterdying treespinegroundwatercoastal educationsalt water intrusiontidebleached treeschanging shorelinesaltwater marshesglobal warmingriverbankrising seaswetlandswildfiressaltwater marshmullica river estuarysomerset countythe george washington universitymarinelow elevationshorelineland conversionspartina patensclimate changesapsawgrassecologystumpmarsh migrationblackwater national refugecattus islandnorth carolinasurvey123woodvirginia coast reservesalt watersalt stresssalinedroughtsoilhurricaneeastern shorefloodingnew jerseyfloridaghost forestmarylanddelawarephragmitesdelmarva peninsulasweet gumtidal inundationdead treesdisturbancecoastal ecology