Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttree deathshorelinestormsalt tolerantsaltwater marshmarshghost forestsawgrasssalt watergedan labnorth carolinawoodcattus islandtidesaltwaterchesapeake baybleached treesgroundwatermarsh migrationseawaterregenerationsurvey123tree stumpfloridasaltwater marshesrising seaswetlandsdelawaresapblackwater national refugedroughtcedarriverbanksalt stresssweet gumghosts of the coastchanging landscapesaltcordgrasscoastal ecologydead treescoastal educationvirginiadelaware baysomerset countyblue crabdying forestlow elevationchanging shorelineeastern shorephragmiteshurricaneglobal warmingkilling treesfloodingforestcoastalnew jerseysea level riseprime hook national wildlife refugegeorgiamaritime forestsalt tolerant plantsstorymapmullica river estuarytributariesclimate changestumptidal inundationeast coastdelmarva peninsulageographysalineecologysalt water intrusionfloodestuarycoastal marine ecologydisturbancedying treesswampthe george washington universityvirginia coast reservemarylandkeryn gedangeologysouth carolinamarinewildfiresmid atlanticsoilnew yorkland conversionspartina patenspineblack needle rush