
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsaltwater marshessalt tolerant plantsstumpmid atlanticgedan labblue crabdying foresttidal inundationspartina patensmarineswampsweet gumcoastal ecologyvirginiadying treescoastal educationvirginia coast reservephragmitesecologyblack needle rushmarsh migrationtree deathcoastal marine ecologytidechanging shorelinegeographysaltwater marshclimate changemarylanddelawarecordgrasssawgrassfloodingforestwoodland conversionstorymapnorth carolinacattus islandsapsouth carolinasomerset countyregenerationsalt water intrusionprime hook national wildlife refugesea level riseeast coastgroundwaterdead treesseawaterdelmarva peninsulableached treessaltwaterstormtributariessalt tolerantdroughtthe george washington universityghosts of the coastsurvey123floodnew jerseymarshwildfiresrising seaschanging landscapeeastern shorekeryn gedanmullica river estuarysalt stresscoastalghost forestfloridatree stumpblackwater national refugechesapeake baynew yorkdisturbancesaltgeorgiawetlandshurricanemaritime forestsoilestuarycedarkilling treessalt waterdelaware baypineriverbanklow elevationshorelineglobal warmingsalinegeology