
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentland conversionriverbankmid atlanticclimate changestumpwildfiresmarylandmarsh migrationnew jerseylow elevationdying forestcoastal educationdying treeshurricaneblack needle rushstorymapsaltwater marshgeographykeryn gedanshorelineghosts of the coastecologyblackwater national refugemullica river estuarygroundwatersaltwaterpinedelawaretidedelaware baycedarnew yorksouth carolinadelmarva peninsulasaltfloridasurvey123spartina patensestuarysalt watercoastal ecologywoodrising seastidal inundationsweet gumphragmitesregenerationdisturbancemarshgeorgiadroughtvirginia coast reserveswampsalinecoastaltree deathseawatersaltwater marshesgeologysoilchesapeake bayghost forestmaritime forestglobal warmingcattus islandcordgrasssalt tolerantfloodblue crabsawgrasssalt tolerant plantswetlandsvirginiatree stumpprime hook national wildlife refugetributariessomerset countynorth carolinachanging landscapekilling treeseast coastsea level risethe george washington universityfloodingsapsalt stressdead treesbleached treeschanging shorelinemarinegedan labsalt water intrusioneastern shorecoastal marine ecologyforeststorm