
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcedartributariestree deathfloodwetlandsdelawaremaritime forestsaltwaterwildfiresseawaterregenerationmid atlanticmarsh migrationfloodingmullica river estuarynew yorkcoastal educationforestpinestormthe george washington universityhurricanesouth carolinakeryn gedanfloridamarinesalt tolerant plantsprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwater marshesblackwater national refugestumpsurvey123somerset countychanging landscapebleached treesglobal warmingshorelinesapestuarysoilsalt water intrusiondying treesgeographyghost forestcoastal ecologycattus islandphragmitesland conversionriverbankmarylandsawgrasssweet gumclimate changedisturbancetidal inundationvirginiacordgrasstidevirginia coast reserverising seasmarshtree stumpblack needle rushgroundwatersalt waterdelmarva peninsulagedan labspartina patenseast coastecologysea level risesalt tolerantgeorgiadelaware baynorth carolinawoodcoastalblue crabsaltchanging shorelinelow elevationghosts of the coastdying forestdroughtsaltwater marshstorymapnew jerseyeastern shorecoastal marine ecologychesapeake baysalt stressswampgeologysalinekilling treesdead trees