
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt water intrusionregenerationhurricaneghost forestkeryn gedantree stumpsalineland conversionsweet gumthe george washington universitydelaware baypineriverbankdying forestsaltwater marsheast coastdelmarva peninsulachanging shorelinecoastal ecologymaritime forestlow elevationcoastal marine ecologyrising seasdying treessalt stresswildfiresvirginia coast reservesomerset countygroundwaterdroughtmarineeastern shoredelawareglobal warmingsouth carolinablack needle rushtributarieschanging landscapeforestsoilfloodblue crabkilling treeswoodbleached treesstorymapcordgrassnew jerseytideghosts of the coastfloodingvirginiacedarprime hook national wildlife refugemarsh migrationsaltwatergeologydead treesgeorgiasurvey123mid atlanticecologycattus islandsalt watermarshsapspartina patensgeographycoastal educationblackwater national refugestormwetlandscoastaldisturbancegedan labsalt tolerantfloridamullica river estuaryphragmitesshorelinesaltmarylandseawaternew yorkchesapeake baysea level riseclimate changesaltwater marshesnorth carolinastumpsalt tolerant plantstidal inundationtree deathsawgrassswampestuary