
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentfloridasalt waterthe george washington universitydisturbanceeast coastfloodsea level risetree stumpregenerationcordgrasswildfirestidedelaware baysurvey123dying forestsalinedelawarechanging shorelinesomerset countymarsh migrationtree deathghosts of the coastsalt stressmullica river estuarysouth carolinacoastaldelmarva peninsulasoilrising seassaltwaterwetlandsbleached treesforeststorymapgeorgiamaritime foresteastern shorekilling treesdroughtdead treescattus islandestuaryecologywoodmarshphragmitesgeographyblue crabsweet gumseawatercedarpinecoastal educationshorelinemarylandsalt tolerantsaltwater marshsapsaltwater marsheshurricanemarinesalt tolerant plantsclimate changevirginiastormfloodinggedan labgroundwaterdying treesspartina patensglobal warmingsalt water intrusionblackwater national refugeswampghost forestnew jerseyriverbankmid atlanticsalttidal inundationnorth carolinakeryn gedansawgrasscoastal ecologystumpchanging landscapevirginia coast reservecoastal marine ecologytributariesnew yorkgeologyblack needle rushland conversionchesapeake bayprime hook national wildlife refugelow elevation