
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenthurricanesaltwater marshesestuarysalt stresssaltwaterdying forestspartina patensdisturbancecordgrasscoastalnew jerseydroughtsoilsalinetidal inundationthe george washington universityblue crabfloodstorymapmullica river estuarynorth carolinawoodsurvey123keryn gedancoastal marine ecologyrising seasdelmarva peninsulachesapeake baysapsouth carolinamarshwildfiresgeographyphragmitessomerset countyswampgroundwaterriverbankvirginia coast reservemid atlanticforestseawatersaltsalt water intrusionmarylandtributariesclimate changegeorgiastumpfloridasalt watercoastal educationmarineprime hook national wildlife refugegedan labsalt tolerantblackwater national refugetree stumpeast coastmarsh migrationeastern shoretree deathshorelinedead treeswetlandsmaritime forestbleached treeschanging landscapeglobal warmingkilling treesdelaware baycattus islandcoastal ecologysaltwater marshvirginiaregenerationlow elevationgeologypinedelawarestormecologysea level risesalt tolerant plantsghosts of the coastsweet gumghost forestsawgrasscedartideblack needle rushchanging shorelinefloodingdying treesnew yorkland conversion