
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteast coasttidal inundationnorth carolinablue crabsalt watersouth carolinagedan labeastern shoreregenerationland conversionstumpsalt tolerant plantscattus islandspartina patensmid atlanticpineecologyflooddying forestsapsalt water intrusionsoilgeologysaltwatersaltwater marshessalt stresswildfirestree deathsalinecoastal marine ecologyclimate changethe george washington universityphragmitessurvey123tree stumpdelmarva peninsulamarsh migrationdying treeskeryn gedangeorgiaswampdroughtghost forestcedarwooddelaware baychanging landscapedead treessea level risechesapeake baysomerset countyblackwater national refugemarineblack needle rushstormbleached treesforestseawaterkilling treesprime hook national wildlife refugemaritime foresttributariesnew yorkcoastal ecologysweet gumcordgrasswetlandsgroundwaterdisturbancemullica river estuarycoastal educationsaltrising seasstorymapvirginiamarylandfloodingdelawareriverbankmarshhurricanechanging shorelinesalt toleranttidegeographysawgrasssaltwater marshglobal warminglow elevationshorelineghosts of the coastvirginia coast reservecoastalnew jerseyestuaryflorida