
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsomerset countywoodvirginia coast reservevirginiaclimate changedroughttree stumpdelaware baytideshorelinemarsh migrationstorymapthe george washington universityhurricanesouth carolinaswampsweet gumriverbankmullica river estuarysalt waterfloodsapeast coastcoastal marine ecologymarylandkeryn gedansalinesalt tolerantfloodingglobal warmingsaltwater marshessaltwaterdead treescoastal ecologysalt stressphragmitescoastalghost forestfloridapineeastern shorechanging landscapetree deathtributariesgeologyblue crablow elevationchanging shorelinesalt water intrusionrising seasestuaryblack needle rushtidal inundationdying treesgeographysea level risecordgrassmarshgroundwaterdying foreststumpsaltspartina patensprime hook national wildlife refugeregenerationbleached treeswetlandssawgrasssaltwater marshsoilsurvey123land conversionmaritime foreststormblackwater national refugenew yorkcedarcattus islanddisturbancegeorgiawildfiresmid atlanticchesapeake bayghosts of the coastnew jerseynorth carolinamarinegedan labkilling treescoastal educationsalt tolerant plantsseawaterdelawareecologydelmarva peninsulaforest