
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgeorgiatideestuarysapseawaterstorymapprime hook national wildlife refugetributariessurvey123virginiadelawaremaritime forestsalt stresssalt tolerantlow elevationcoastalshorelineregenerationblackwater national refugevirginia coast reservemarshsweet gumghost forestcoastal educationwoodsea level risetree stumpchesapeake baymarinedelmarva peninsuladroughtghosts of the coastrising seasforestsaltwater marshesclimate changespartina patensfloridasomerset countysouth carolinamarylandmid atlanticnew jerseysaltsawgrassphragmitesfloodland conversionstormdying forestsalinegroundwatersaltwater marsheastern shoremarsh migrationcoastal marine ecologypinechanging shorelinewetlandskilling treesdying treeshurricanesaltwaterglobal warmingsoilgeologycordgrasstree deathcedarecologygeographynorth carolinasalt tolerant plantschanging landscapeeast coastriverbankthe george washington universitygedan labsalt waternew yorkcoastal ecologykeryn gedanfloodingwildfiresdead treesdisturbancesalt water intrusiontidal inundationstumpdelaware baycattus islandswampblue crabblack needle rushmullica river estuarybleached trees