
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblue crabpinetree stumpsalinetidal inundationmarshnorth carolinasaltwater marshescordgrasseastern shoreghost forestmaritime forestseawatersawgrasssalt waterestuarymid atlanticmarsh migrationdroughtecologycedarnew jerseygeorgiasouth carolinawildfiressapglobal warmingforestregenerationcoastal educationthe george washington universitysalt water intrusionwoodsalt tolerant plantsvirginiasaltwater marshdelmarva peninsulaswampcoastalprime hook national wildlife refugelow elevationgroundwatersurvey123blackwater national refugesaltwaterstorymapriverbankdelaware bayphragmitessalt stressland conversionchesapeake baycattus islanddelawareblack needle rushdying forestchanging landscapesalt tolerantfloodingcoastal marine ecologygeologyeast coastbleached treestributariesclimate changeshorelinesweet gumdying treestree deathmullica river estuarymarinegeographystumpwetlandsgedan labkilling treesspartina patensdisturbancesaltkeryn gedansoilsea level risemarylandtidefloridachanging shorelinefloodrising seasghosts of the coasthurricanenew yorksomerset countystormvirginia coast reservedead treescoastal ecology