
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentbleached treessalt stresscoastal marine ecologyfloodingglobal warmingsawgrasstree deathmarsh migrationtidal inundationmullica river estuarygroundwaterghosts of the coasthurricaneland conversionsweet gumsalt watermid atlanticrising seastributarieskeryn gedannorth carolinasalinesoilcoastal educationsapmarylandgedan labgeologychanging landscapedroughtwetlandsforesteastern shoresaltwaterpineeast coastgeorgiacoastal ecologydelaware baysaltwater marshesnew jerseydelmarva peninsulacoastaldead treesfloridaclimate changegeographyblue crabthe george washington universityprime hook national wildlife refugeshorelinestormstorymapblack needle rushphragmitescordgrassregenerationestuarymarineriverbanktidewoodcedarseawatermaritime forestspartina patensnew yorklow elevationfloodsaltwater marshdisturbanceecologyblackwater national refugesalt water intrusionchesapeake baymarshswampwildfiresdying treesstumpsouth carolinavirginia coast reservechanging shorelinesurvey123sea level risesaltsalt tolerant plantsdelawaresomerset countysalt tolerantkilling treescattus islandghost forestvirginiadying foresttree stump