
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdisturbancedroughtstumpsoiltidal inundationdead treesmaritime forestgroundwaterlow elevationcoastaldying forestspartina patensblue crabriverbankchesapeake baygeorgiasapsalinecoastal marine ecologysalt watergedan labgeographysea level risevirginiadelmarva peninsularising seassaltwater marshtree stumpcoastal educationpinesalt water intrusionshorelinethe george washington universityprime hook national wildlife refugefloridasweet gummarshnorth carolinaghost forestcedarmid atlanticsalt tolerantregenerationblack needle rushstormchanging shorelinesalt stresssalt tolerant plantswetlandshurricanemarinemarylandkilling treesforestglobal warmingmarsh migrationtree deathblackwater national refugegeologyland conversionwildfireseastern shorekeryn gedanstorymapnew yorkghosts of the coastbleached treesdelawareseawaterclimate changetideeast coastsaltwaterfloodingsurvey123delaware bayvirginia coast reservetributariesnew jerseydying treessomerset countysaltwater marshesswampchanging landscapecordgrassfloodestuarymullica river estuarysawgrasssouth carolinacoastal ecologyphragmiteswoodecologycattus islandsalt