
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt stresswetlandsghost forestnew jerseywildfiressawgrassnorth carolinageorgiagroundwatersurvey123shorelinechesapeake bayeast coastmullica river estuarypinemid atlanticsalinegedan labhurricanesouth carolinableached treessalt tolerantmarinewoodmarshblack needle rushprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrassmarylandestuaryspartina patensvirginiaglobal warmingtree stumpthe george washington universitysoilregenerationchanging landscapesaltwater marshtree deathsapphragmitestributariesgeographystumpsaltfloodingcoastal educationflooddelaware bayswampstorymapsalt water intrusiongeologyland conversionlow elevationsalt tolerant plantsforestcoastal ecologydelmarva peninsulariverbankkeryn gedandisturbancevirginia coast reservedead treestidestormnew yorkcoastalchanging shorelineclimate changecedarmarsh migrationghosts of the coastsweet gumsalt waterdroughtblackwater national refugeblue crabecologydying treessea level risetidal inundationseawaterrising seassomerset countysaltwater marshesdelawarecattus islandmaritime forestsaltwaterfloridadying forestcoastal marine ecologyeastern shorekilling trees

