
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdelawaredroughtsalt tolerantsalt watereastern shoreeast coastcoastal educationforestmullica river estuarywoodsalinestumpcoastal marine ecologygedan labswampdying forestvirginiasapclimate changewetlandsgeologygroundwaterstorymapsaltwater marshblack needle rushgeorgianorth carolinakilling treessalt tolerant plantsbleached treesblue crabstormsouth carolinachanging shorelinemaritime forestcedarriverbankregenerationland conversionglobal warmingsawgrassdead treesghosts of the coastdying treeschanging landscapesweet gumsaltdisturbanceestuaryrising seasmarshghost forestphragmitescoastal ecologytidegeographylow elevationsea level risefloridasaltwatertributariesnew yorknew jerseypinetree stumpcordgrassdelmarva peninsulachesapeake baythe george washington universityflooddelaware baysalt water intrusionkeryn gedansomerset countysaltwater marshessalt stresscoastalblackwater national refugemarsh migrationseawatermid atlanticcattus islandmarinewildfireshurricaneprime hook national wildlife refugevirginia coast reservesoilsurvey123floodingtree deathspartina patensshorelineecologymarylandtidal inundation