
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttree stumpsalt waterwetlandsblackwater national refugedying treescedarvirginia coast reserveclimate changeeastern shoresouth carolinafloodgeographymarinedelaware baymullica river estuarysaltwaterphragmitessalt tolerantriverbankghosts of the coastestuarynorth carolinasomerset countysaltwater marshesmarshregenerationsoilstorymapblack needle rushmid atlanticseawaterchesapeake baysalinestormsurvey123disturbancepinedelmarva peninsulaforesthurricanesaptidal inundationcattus islandsalt tolerant plantsghost forestmaritime forestecologycordgrassstumpcoastal ecologysalt water intrusionglobal warminggeologyrising seaskeryn gedanshorelinemarylandfloodingsalt stressfloridachanging landscapeprime hook national wildlife refugecoastal educationkilling treesswampgedan labdroughttidetributariesthe george washington universitydelawareland conversionsea level risegeorgiasawgrasssaltwater marshsweet gumeast coastwoodgroundwaternew yorkbleached treeschanging shorelinedying forestvirginiacoastal marine ecologylow elevationmarsh migrationsaltnew jerseytree deathcoastalwildfiresblue crabdead treesspartina patens

