
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentecologysea level riseglobal warmingsawgrasstree deathsaltwatertidal inundationlow elevationphragmitesghosts of the coastfloodingvirginiachesapeake baygeorgiawetlandssweet gumhurricaneblackwater national refugedroughtcoastal marine ecologyseawaterghost forestriverbankcoastal educationkeryn gedansalinemarinesaltwater marshmullica river estuaryfloridaeast coasttree stumpchanging landscapesomerset countyblack needle rushgedan labcoastalnew jerseyshorelinesurvey123north carolinageologynew yorkcordgrasswoodtidevirginia coast reservemarylanddisturbanceestuarydelawareswampsalt watermid atlanticdelaware baydying treessouth carolinasalt stressclimate changestumpcedarflooddead treesforestchanging shorelineregenerationdying forestgeographysalt tolerant plantsmaritime forestsaltstormbleached treessaltwater marshesmarsh migrationtributariescattus islandeastern shorecoastal ecologythe george washington universitykilling treesdelmarva peninsulasoilrising seassalt tolerantland conversionstorymapmarshpinegroundwatersapwildfiressalt water intrusionblue crabspartina patensprime hook national wildlife refuge