
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentlow elevationwildfirescordgrasstree deathsalt tolerant plantssweet gumkilling treescoastal ecologyghost forestsaltwater marshmullica river estuaryforestdelawareshorelinedying forestvirginiawoodpinemaritime forestchesapeake baytidedroughtgedan labtributariesdying treeshurricanecoastalstorymapsomerset countychanging landscapeglobal warmingnew jerseymarinecedarblue crabeast coastdelmarva peninsulaphragmitesclimate changeriverbankestuarygroundwatersaltwatersea level risetree stumpchanging shorelineblack needle rushsalt tolerantgeologyecologynew yorkcattus islandsalt water intrusionland conversioncoastal marine ecologysalinebleached treesmid atlanticdead treesmarylandregenerationsalt watersurvey123georgiasoilwetlandsrising seassawgrassstumpstormdelaware baysapnorth carolinaspartina patenssaltfloodingvirginia coast reserveprime hook national wildlife refugekeryn gedanmarsh migrationfloodghosts of the coastmarshsaltwater marshesseawaterthe george washington universitysouth carolinasalt stresscoastal educationfloridaswamptidal inundationblackwater national refugedisturbancegeographyeastern shore