
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwildfiresdelaware baytideeast coastkeryn gedannew yorkbleached treessoilmid atlanticsalt stressdead treessomerset countyfloridatidal inundationsalt watersweet gumhurricanedelmarva peninsulapinemaritime forestclimate changestumpswampdying forestmarylandeastern shorerising seasregenerationblackwater national refugestormchanging shorelinecattus islandsalt water intrusionsawgrasssaltsaltwatervirginia coast reservewoodtree stumpwetlandsseawatershorelinemarsh migrationcoastal marine ecologylow elevationspartina patensprime hook national wildlife refugeghosts of the coastgroundwatersaltwater marshglobal warmingvirginiageologynew jerseyestuarychesapeake bayblack needle rushdying treessapdelawaresaltwater marshesland conversionmarinegeographychanging landscapeghost forestsalt toleranttree deathmarshsalt tolerant plantsforestsouth carolinageorgiastorymapnorth carolinatributariessea level risedisturbancephragmitesdroughtthe george washington universitysurvey123killing treescordgrasscoastal educationfloodblue crabcedarriverbankmullica river estuarycoastal ecologygedan labfloodingecologysalinecoastal