
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal ecologythe george washington universitydying treesdroughtsalt tolerant plantsfloodingblue crabshorelinetideriverbankghosts of the coastcoastal educationchesapeake baykeryn gedansalttidal inundationtributariesmarsh migrationdead treesdelawaresaltwater marshsea level risevirginia coast reserveforeststormpineecologychanging shorelinedelaware baynew yorkmullica river estuarysouth carolinatree deathgeographymaritime forestcedarwoodbleached treessalt tolerantglobal warminggeorgiasomerset countydelmarva peninsulasoilstorymapnorth carolinafloridablack needle rushsaltwaternew jerseymarylandfloodtree stumpmarshkilling treesspartina patensphragmiteschanging landscapeeastern shoreclimate changegedan labgeologyland conversionstumpcoastalrising seasghost forestcattus islandeast coastwildfirescoastal marine ecologywetlandssalineseawatersweet gumcordgrassregenerationsurvey123disturbanceprime hook national wildlife refugehurricanesalt watersapmarinevirginiaswampsaltwater marsheslow elevationblackwater national refugesawgrasssalt stressdying forestmid atlanticgroundwatersalt water intrusionestuary