
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastalmarshdelaware bayshorelinesaltwater marshdying treescordgrasssaltwater marshesfloridadelawarestormdying forestchanging landscapesea level riseswampblue crabvirginia coast reservenorth carolinakilling treeseastern shoresoilsweet gumdroughtrising seasbleached treessapghost foresttidal inundationtributariesecologysalt watersouth carolinageographyhurricanemarsh migrationgedan labwildfirespinesalt stresssaltsaltwaterestuaryforestclimate changewoodstumpspartina patenssomerset countyvirginiagroundwaterprime hook national wildlife refugestorymaptidecoastal marine ecologymid atlanticgeologyfloodinggeorgiariverbankghosts of the coastwetlandsblackwater national refugenew yorkcattus islandmarylandmarinenew jerseytree stumpsalt tolerant plantsdisturbancemaritime forestkeryn gedanlow elevationseawaterglobal warmingsalt tolerantcedarthe george washington universitysurvey123black needle rushfloodland conversionsalt water intrusiondelmarva peninsulacoastal educationsawgrasssalinedead treeschanging shorelinetree deathchesapeake bayphragmitesregenerationeast coastmullica river estuarycoastal ecology