
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttree stumpcoastal marine ecologyestuarysalt tolerantclimate changechesapeake baysurvey123stumpmid atlanticsalt tolerant plantsmullica river estuaryghost forestkilling treesglobal warmingsaltwater marshesmarinedelmarva peninsulafloodbleached treeschanging shorelinegroundwaterseawatersalinemarylandtributariessoillow elevationprime hook national wildlife refugesaltnorth carolinageographyvirginia coast reservemaritime forestsea level riserising seasdead treessaltwater marshgedan labsalt stressgeorgiapinesawgrassmarshhurricanefloodingsweet gumdelawarewoodsomerset countydying forestkeryn gedandelaware bayfloridavirginiastormeastern shoresapblack needle rushcattus islandgeologycordgrassland conversionstorymapsalt waterblackwater national refugeswamptidewildfiresriverbanknew yorkeast coastcoastal ecologycoastal educationsalt water intrusiondisturbancesouth carolinasaltwatertidal inundationghosts of the coastblue crabmarsh migrationforestwetlandscedarthe george washington universitycoastaltree deathdroughtspartina patensecologyphragmitesshorelinenew jerseyregenerationdying treeschanging landscape