
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal marine ecologybleached treesmarylandforestsalt stresschanging landscapegeographymid atlanticwetlandsfloodmarshphragmitesdroughtclimate changedisturbanceblue crabsalt water intrusionstumpeastern shorevirginiatree deathsapfloridablackwater national refugegedan labpinegroundwatertributariesriverbanksalt watersaltwaterdelaware baythe george washington universitymarineblack needle rushprime hook national wildlife refugekilling treesland conversionsaltwater marshesnew yorklow elevationsomerset countyglobal warmingeast coastkeryn gedansalinerising seasspartina patensseawaterwooddying treesestuarysawgrassstormwildfiresghosts of the coastcoastal ecologymaritime forestshorelinefloodingdying forestgeologytidal inundationchesapeake baydelmarva peninsulacordgrassdelawaretree stumpcoastal educationvirginia coast reservesalt tolerantregenerationsea level risenew jerseysweet gummarsh migrationstorymapcattus islandtidecoastalsaltecologydead treessaltwater marshsurvey123mullica river estuaryhurricanesouth carolinanorth carolinasalt tolerant plantschanging shorelineswampghost forestgeorgiasoilcedar