Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwildfiresblue crabcoastal marine ecologytree deathsomerset countytidecattus islandblackwater national refugemarylandmarsh migrationsaltwaterestuarydroughtgeologychesapeake bayriverbankflooddelmarva peninsulastorymapecologydying treesmarshkilling treesprime hook national wildlife refugesapeast coastwoodsalinesweet gumsaltwater marshdelaware baychanging shorelinemarineghost forestfloodingvirginiacordgrasslow elevationmaritime foresttree stumpforestthe george washington universityhurricanerising seassalt waternorth carolinaphragmitessaltwater marshesgedan labsalt tolerant plantscoastal ecologysea level riseblack needle rushsoiltidal inundationmullica river estuaryglobal warmingchanging landscapegroundwatersalt water intrusionregenerationsawgrasscedarseawaterland conversionwetlandsvirginia coast reserveclimate changesurvey123disturbancestumpgeographyswampdelawarecoastal educationdead treesgeorgiasalt stressstormdying forestnew yorknew jerseyghosts of the coastpinebleached treesspartina patenssaltmid atlanticsalt tolerantshorelinecoastalfloridasouth carolinatributarieseastern shorekeryn gedan