
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdelawareforestfloodsalt waterdying forestswampkeryn gedansalineglobal warmingsaltcoastal marine ecologystorymapmarinecattus islandmullica river estuaryestuarymarsh migrationdying treeshurricaneeast coastsurvey123riverbankgeographyblack needle rushlow elevationgroundwatersea level risenorth carolinacoastal ecologysomerset countydroughtsapgeologytree stumpbleached treesprime hook national wildlife refugetree deathphragmitesnew jerseywetlandsvirginia coast reservedead treescoastal educationcedarsaltwatersaltwater marshmarshtidesoilmarylandmid atlanticmaritime forestchanging shorelinechanging landscapeclimate changeeastern shoresalt tolerantblackwater national refugecoastaldelmarva peninsulaghost forestkilling treesland conversiongeorgiasaltwater marshessouth carolinasalt stresstributariesfloridaregenerationblue crabdisturbancecordgrassstumpnew yorkvirginiashorelinegedan labsalt tolerant plantsghosts of the coastfloodingecologywooddelaware baysawgrasstidal inundationsalt water intrusionrising seaspinechesapeake baythe george washington universitywildfiresspartina patensstormseawatersweet gum