
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentghosts of the coastsalt water intrusiontidal inundationflooddisturbanceghost forestfloodingspartina patenscattus islandgeologywoodcordgrasssurvey123groundwaternorth carolinasweet gumsalt stressrising seasphragmitesgedan labdroughtseawatercoastalecologycoastal ecologyestuarymaritime forestfloridathe george washington universitywildfiressaltwater marshessaltdying treesnew yorkkilling treesmarylandgeorgiastumpblue crabdelaware baysapsawgrasstree stumpcoastal marine ecologystorymapnew jerseychanging shorelineeast coastregenerationeastern shoremarinesomerset countywetlandslow elevationstormsalt tolerantsoilvirginiasalineriverbanktidebleached treesvirginia coast reserveglobal warmingmid atlanticblack needle rushsea level risedead treesdelmarva peninsulatree deathshorelinesaltwatermarsh migrationchesapeake baysaltwater marshkeryn gedansalt watermullica river estuarysouth carolinageographyprime hook national wildlife refugeforestsalt tolerant plantsswamppineland conversionclimate changemarshhurricanechanging landscapedelawarecoastal educationtributariesblackwater national refugecedardying forest