
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentforesteastern shoretidetributariessweet gumdying treescordgrasscoastal educationclimate changemarylandmullica river estuarygeologydying forestcoastalsaltwater marshesnorth carolinachanging landscapestumpglobal warmingsawgrassblack needle rushregenerationdisturbanceswampprime hook national wildlife refugestorymapdelaware bayghosts of the coastsaltnew yorkestuarynew jerseycoastal marine ecologymid atlanticmarineecologysoilhurricanespartina patensstormmarsh migrationdelmarva peninsulalow elevationsurvey123seawaterblue crabpinemaritime forestsaltwatersouth carolinamarshfloridacedarvirginia coast reservesalt tolerantchanging shorelinethe george washington universitybleached treeswetlandssalt watercattus islandsomerset countyeast coastdroughtwoodsea level riseshorelinesapgeographygedan labrising seasvirginiacoastal ecologyriverbankfloodingtree stumpsaltwater marshgeorgiakilling treesgroundwaterfloodtree deathblackwater national refugephragmiteswildfiressalt water intrusionsalinesalt stresssalt tolerant plantsghost foresttidal inundationland conversionchesapeake baydead treesdelawarekeryn gedan