
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentswampglobal warmingdisturbanceghosts of the coasthurricanepinerising seasnorth carolinablack needle rushcoastalsalt tolerantsaltwater marsheastern shoredead treessaltwater marshesnew yorkphragmitescordgrassblue crabkeryn gedandying treeswildfiresvirginia coast reserveshorelinemarshgeorgiasweet gumstumpsapwetlandsgeographyprime hook national wildlife refugecoastal marine ecologygeologygroundwatercedardelmarva peninsulacoastal ecologysalinetree deathtidal inundationecologymaritime forestsoilsurvey123changing landscapekilling treesstorymapstormtideriverbankseawaterthe george washington universitycattus islandsomerset countyforestsalt stresseast coastdying forestnew jerseyvirginiacoastal educationsawgrassmarinetree stumpsalt watersaltwaterspartina patensfloodblackwater national refugegedan labdelaware baymarylandsalt tolerant plantsbleached treesdroughtmarsh migrationtributariessea level risechanging shorelinedelawaremid atlanticchesapeake bayregenerationmullica river estuarysalt water intrusionclimate changewoodsouth carolinafloridaghost forestsaltland conversionestuarylow elevationflooding