
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdelaware baydroughtregenerationgeologydying treesmullica river estuarysaltwater marshesghosts of the coastdying forestclimate changeswampsaltnew jerseyseawaterwildfiressawgrassgroundwatersweet gumsomerset countysalt stressrising seasdelawarefloodcordgrasscoastal educationecologymaritime foresttree deathvirginiafloodingcedarforestfloridasalt tolerantmarshcoastal marine ecologylow elevationdisturbanceeast coastsaltwaterprime hook national wildlife refugeblack needle rushbleached treessea level risetributariesestuarykeryn gedanriverbanksaltwater marshchesapeake baysalt watergeorgiageographypinechanging shorelinetidal inundationgedan labwetlandsmarineghost forestglobal warmingwoodeastern shorecoastal ecologyshorelinestumpnew yorksapchanging landscapevirginia coast reservehurricanestorymapdead treesdelmarva peninsulatidestormthe george washington universitycattus islandspartina patenssalt water intrusionland conversiontree stumpsalinemarylandsoilsurvey123blackwater national refugecoastalsalt tolerant plantsnorth carolinablue crabsouth carolinamarsh migrationphragmitesmid atlantickilling trees