
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgeographyvirginiachesapeake baymaritime forestsea level risecordgrassland conversionsalinemarylandtidesalt waterphragmiteschanging shorelinefloridasurvey123georgiaecologywetlandsclimate changeglobal warmingmid atlanticfloodnew yorkstorymaptree deathsalt stressdying forestblue crabcattus islanddying treessawgrasscoastal educationstormsaltwater marshgedan labcedarpinebleached treeswildfiresdroughtspartina patenslow elevationrising seassaltfloodingtree stumpprime hook national wildlife refugeswamptributariestidal inundationcoastal marine ecologyghost forestsouth carolinadelmarva peninsulacoastal ecologyestuarythe george washington universitygroundwatersoilnew jerseynorth carolinachanging landscapeeastern shorevirginia coast reservesalt tolerantdelaware bayblackwater national refugesalt tolerant plantssomerset countyforestregenerationdelawarecoastalshorelinekilling treesmullica river estuaryeast coastsweet gumseawaterhurricanewoodkeryn gedansapriverbankdead treesghosts of the coastsaltwaterblack needle rushdisturbancemarshsalt water intrusionstumpsaltwater marshesmarinegeologymarsh migration