
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgedan labecologydelaware baystumpmarinesalt watercedarfloodinggeographysalt tolerant plantsnorth carolinafloodmid atlanticdying treesmaritime forestdelawarevirginia coast reservecoastal marine ecologychanging shorelinesaltwatersouth carolinadroughteastern shoresalt water intrusionstorymapgroundwaterwetlandstree deathmarsh migrationrising seasclimate changewoodlow elevationbleached treestributariesshorelinecattus islandseawatermarshblack needle rushsaltwater marshessalineforestcoastal ecologyriverbanknew yorkspartina patensvirginiadead treesnew jerseythe george washington universitychesapeake baysurvey123estuaryprime hook national wildlife refugedisturbancegeorgiasalt stresssweet gumtidesalt tolerantfloridaghosts of the coastkilling treeshurricanecordgrasstidal inundationsoilcoastaldelmarva peninsulasaltswampwildfiresghost forestblue crabpinegeologysea level risesaltwater marshregenerationblackwater national refugemarylandsapglobal warmingstormphragmiteskeryn gedancoastal educationtree stumpmullica river estuarysomerset countydying forestchanging landscapeeast coastland conversionsawgrass