
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentseawaterstumpdead treessaltwater marshesdying forestgedan labfloodingchanging landscapegroundwatermullica river estuaryrising seasfloodcoastal educationeastern shorestormtributariessapsalt waterwetlandsgeorgiasaltwaterdelmarva peninsulashorelinemaritime forestland conversionvirginiacoastal marine ecologytree deathchesapeake baysaltwater marshdisturbancemid atlanticnew yorkglobal warmingsouth carolinawildfiressalinelow elevationmarsh migrationforestsweet gumblue crabstorymapthe george washington universityspartina patensnorth carolinacordgrassmarinegeographyswampsaltsalt tolerantestuarysomerset countyfloridawoodcoastalblackwater national refugeprime hook national wildlife refugeriverbankdroughtecologytree stumpmarylandsurvey123cattus islandpinevirginia coast reserveregenerationgeologymarshsalt tolerant plantsghosts of the coastsawgrassnew jerseydelaware bayphragmitescoastal ecologytideclimate changeghost forestkilling treesdelawaretidal inundationsea level risekeryn gedansoilsalt water intrusionhurricanesalt stresscedarbleached treeseast coastdying treesblack needle rushchanging shoreline