Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal ecologycoastal educationeastern shoreblack needle rushgeographysoilsaltwater marshsalinestorymaptree stumpthe george washington universitymaritime forestmullica river estuarypinewoodeast coastsaltwatersaltmarsh migrationgedan labtidal inundationblackwater national refugesouth carolinaghosts of the coastsweet gumtributariessea level risemid atlantickilling treessalt waterfloridaprime hook national wildlife refugedelaware bayvirginiadying treessalt water intrusionestuaryshorelinecoastallow elevationdisturbancestumpsurvey123regenerationdelawarechanging shorelinesalt tolerantdead treesgeorgiaglobal warmingecologysawgrasscedarhurricanefloodgeologyland conversionmarinechesapeake baystormsalt stresssomerset countytidemarshclimate changesapblue crabmarylandvirginia coast reservefloodingspartina patensnew yorksalt tolerant plantsdying forestriverbankgroundwatersaltwater marshesdroughtdelmarva peninsulanorth carolinaseawaterswampwetlandscoastal marine ecologytree deathrising seaskeryn gedanforestbleached treeswildfiresghost forestcordgrassphragmitescattus islandchanging landscapenew jersey