
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt waterswampdead treesseawaterregenerationsalt stressmarinedying treessapdying forestmullica river estuaryfloodestuaryblackwater national refugesouth carolinariverbanksaltwater marshmaritime forestclimate changefloodingsaltwater marshesblue crabvirginia coast reservegeologywoodtributariestree stumpghosts of the coastgedan labmarylandchanging landscapesaltwaterkilling treesmarshbleached treescoastal educationblack needle rushprime hook national wildlife refugewildfiressalinesawgrasschesapeake baydelmarva peninsulatree deathsalt tolerant plantssurvey123storymapecologynew jerseydroughtnorth carolinavirginiadelawaregroundwatercattus islandtidesoilshorelineforeststormrising seascedarchanging shorelinewetlandssweet gumlow elevationdisturbancegeorgiadelaware baycoastal marine ecologyglobal warmingsaltkeryn gedansomerset countyland conversiongeographysalt water intrusionghost forestpinethe george washington universitysea level risecordgrasscoastalhurricanephragmitesnew yorksalt tolerantfloridaspartina patenseastern shoreeast coastmarsh migrationstumpmid atlanticcoastal ecologytidal inundation