
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdying forestsapsalt waterglobal warmingsurvey123gedan labcattus islandsaltwater marshesghost forestmullica river estuaryprime hook national wildlife refugebleached treescoastal ecologyland conversionecologynorth carolinasoilshorelinecoastaleast coastsomerset countyseawatersaltwaterwetlandssalt stressphragmitesdelmarva peninsulageographysalt tolerant plantsvirginiakilling treesblackwater national refugechesapeake bayfloodingkeryn gedansalttidal inundationlow elevationregenerationdelaware baynew yorktree stumprising seassea level risesalinemarsh migrationblue crabcoastal educationwoodsawgrasscordgrassclimate changesalt tolerantnew jerseyestuarytributariesmarshsouth carolinaeastern shoresweet gumgeorgiamarylandcoastal marine ecologythe george washington universitygeologymarineforesttree deathghosts of the coastchanging landscapedroughtgroundwaterdisturbancevirginia coast reservemid atlanticwildfiresstumpdead treescedarspartina patensblack needle rushswampfloodstorymapdelawaresalt water intrusionriverbankpinestormchanging shorelinesaltwater marshdying treesmaritime foresthurricanetideflorida