
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentstorymapwoodsalt tolerantestuarysawgrasseast coastcoastal ecologysalinesurvey123blue crabdisturbancesalt stressdying treesgeologygedan labclimate changelow elevationstormsalt waterecologytree stumpwetlandsmid atlanticswampdroughtprime hook national wildlife refugecedargeographynorth carolinaseawaternew jerseygroundwatermaritime forestdelaware bayblackwater national refugesalt water intrusionsaltwater marshsea level riseglobal warmingstumphurricanechesapeake baychanging landscapesoildead treescoastal marine ecologysaltsaltwaterpinevirginiasweet gumphragmitesbleached treesfloodmarsh migrationkilling treesdying forestghost foresttributariestree deathregenerationmarshsapsaltwater marshessalt tolerant plantseastern shoreland conversiondelmarva peninsulamarinespartina patensfloodingvirginia coast reserveforestdelawareriverbankshorelineblack needle rushchanging shorelinecattus islandrising seaskeryn gedansouth carolinanew yorkgeorgiacoastal educationwildfiresthe george washington universitycordgrassmullica river estuarysomerset countycoastaltidemarylandfloridaghosts of the coasttidal inundation

