
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttree stumpspartina patensdisturbanceghost forestrising seasvirginiawetlandsvirginia coast reservegeorgiasea level risechesapeake bayfloridacoastal educationphragmitessalt water intrusiongroundwaterestuarymarinepinecattus islanddroughtseawatergedan labgeographynew yorklow elevationforestland conversionswampmid atlanticsoileast coastglobal warmingfloodghosts of the coastcoastalstorymapdead treesdelmarva peninsulariverbanksalineprime hook national wildlife refugecoastal marine ecologysaltwatersaltwater marshmullica river estuarystumpsalt tolerant plantseastern shorekeryn gedankilling treessawgrassdelawarewooddelaware baystormclimate changetidecedarshorelinemarylandmarshnorth carolinachanging landscapethe george washington universitymaritime forestmarsh migrationnew jerseytidal inundationcordgrasssaltwater marshesdying treesbleached treeschanging shorelinesweet gumblackwater national refugetributariessalt tolerantecologysaltregenerationsurvey123black needle rushgeologytree deathwildfirescoastal ecologysalt watersapblue crabfloodingsouth carolinasalt stressdying foresthurricanesomerset county