
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteast coastcordgrassrising seascoastalseawatersurvey123floodingstumphurricanesaltwater marsheswoodkeryn gedancoastal marine ecologyblack needle rushsawgrasssaltwatersoiltidegedan labsalt tolerant plantsregenerationdisturbancecoastal educationvirginiageorgiamid atlanticcedarnorth carolinamarinenew yorkestuaryglobal warmingdelaware baytributariesgeographyecologymarylandforestdying treesphragmitesdelawaresea level risevirginia coast reservegroundwatermarsh migrationdead treesdroughtchesapeake baythe george washington universitymaritime forestspartina patensriverbankmullica river estuarysapsalinechanging shorelinestormfloridakilling treestree deathsalt toleranttidal inundationpinewetlandssaltwildfiresdelmarva peninsulachanging landscapesomerset countydying forestghost forestnew jerseyswampland conversioncoastal ecologysaltwater marshshorelineeastern shoreblue crabgeologymarshghosts of the coastblackwater national refugetree stumpstorymapprime hook national wildlife refugesweet gumlow elevationsalt watersalt water intrusionfloodsalt stresssouth carolinableached treescattus islandclimate change