Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblack needle rushsaltwater marshkeryn gedanlow elevationcoastal marine ecologysoildying treesland conversioncoastal ecologysaltwater marshesmarshdelawarerising seastree deathcedargeologyvirginiahurricanegroundwaterdying forestcoastalstumpstormmarineeast coastglobal warmingsalt water intrusionblackwater national refugeshorelinegeorgiasaltchanging landscapethe george washington universitynew yorktidefloodkilling treespinemaritime forestdroughtsurvey123tree stumpsawgrasseastern shoretidal inundationforestdelmarva peninsuladelaware baycoastal educationswampvirginia coast reservefloridaecologychanging shorelinesalinecattus islandblue crabdisturbancegeographyghosts of the coastmarsh migrationsea level riseregenerationseawaterwildfiressalt stresssalt tolerantsweet gumchesapeake baygedan labsouth carolinamarylandnew jerseybleached treesfloodingtributariesmid atlanticghost foreststorymapwoodsapsalt tolerant plantsestuarysaltwatermullica river estuarynorth carolinacordgrasssomerset countysalt waterriverbankprime hook national wildlife refugephragmitesclimate changewetlandsspartina patensdead trees