
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentvirginiacoastal marine ecologybleached treessoilblack needle rushpineshorelinethe george washington universityhurricanesouth carolinageographychesapeake baygedan labforestghosts of the coastkeryn gedansalt waterfloodingwildfiresstorymapdisturbancesalt toleranteastern shoreblue crabdelawaredroughtgeologytidecoastalmarshcedarlow elevationdelmarva peninsularising seasglobal warmingspartina patenssaltwater marshescattus islandgroundwatermarsh migrationsweet gumsawgrasssalt tolerant plantsmarylandswampghost forestdying treeswoodcordgrasscoastal educationwetlandsnew yorksea level risemid atlanticdead treestributariesclimate changephragmitesvirginia coast reservedelaware baygeorgiastumpcoastal ecologytree stumpchanging landscapekilling treessalinenorth carolinasurvey123salt water intrusionstormseawatersaltwaterregenerationdying foresttidal inundationmullica river estuaryland conversionsaltsaptree deathblackwater national refugechanging shorelinefloodsalt stressmaritime forestfloridasaltwater marshmarineriverbankprime hook national wildlife refugeecologyestuarysomerset countynew jerseyeast coast