
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwildfireswoodspartina patensfloodstorymapsapgroundwaterclimate changegeorgiakilling treessaltwater marshsalt water intrusiondying treeskeryn gedanglobal warmingsouth carolinasoilmaritime forestsea level riseecologysalt tolerantnew jerseyestuaryblackwater national refugenorth carolinathe george washington universitypinelow elevationrising seassomerset countygeographygedan labseawaterbleached treesgeologymarshmarineeastern shorechanging shorelinevirginiacattus islanddead treesdelmarva peninsuladroughttributariesfloridasalt tolerant plantsnew yorkdelawaremid atlanticchesapeake bayghost forestfloodingcoastal ecologywetlandsghosts of the coaststumpforestland conversionblack needle rushswamptidal inundationmarsh migrationsawgrasscordgrasscoastal marine ecologysaltwaterstormsalinesweet gumregenerationsalt waterdisturbancesaltwater marsheschanging landscapecoastalmarylanddying forestshorelineblue crabtidetree deathhurricanesalt stresseast coastcedarriverbankphragmitesvirginia coast reservetree stumpsaltprime hook national wildlife refugesurvey123delaware baymullica river estuarycoastal education