
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteastern shoresaltwater marshesecologydelaware bayriverbankstumpgeologydying treessoiltidal inundationsaltwater marshnew yorksalt watereast coastsaltwatertree stumpdying forestwetlandsregenerationsweet gumblue crabdead treespineglobal warmingblackwater national refugesurvey123sea level risecoastal marine ecologycedarlow elevationbleached treesrising seassaltchesapeake baycattus islandgeorgiastormvirginia coast reservesouth carolinasalt tolerant plantsfloodingmid atlantictree deathmarylandghosts of the coaststorymapsawgrassdroughtfloodsomerset countydisturbancechanging landscapemarshclimate changefloridablack needle rushthe george washington universitydelawarecoastal ecologysalinemarsh migrationspartina patenssapwildfiresshorelinetidetributariesnorth carolinanew jerseycoastal educationgroundwaterprime hook national wildlife refugemarinesalt tolerantswampphragmitesmaritime forestwoodcoastalvirginiachanging shorelineseawaterestuarydelmarva peninsulamullica river estuaryghost forestforestcordgrasskeryn gedansalt stressgeographysalt water intrusiongedan labhurricaneland conversionkilling trees