
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt tolerantchanging landscapelow elevationkilling treesdying treeswildfiresblack needle rushsoilcedardying forestsalt water intrusionecologyeast coastsurvey123salinegeographyghost forestblackwater national refugecoastal ecologyglobal warmingclimate changemid atlanticthe george washington universitypinegeologysalt tolerant plantskeryn gedannew jerseydead treesnew yorkdelawarecordgrasssweet gumdelmarva peninsuladroughttree deathtidemarylandshorelineswampcoastal educationdisturbancestormestuarymarinesalt waterwetlandsvirginiasawgrassseawaterregenerationphragmitesnorth carolinasomerset countysouth carolinariverbankrising seasforesttree stumpland conversionsaltwaterchanging shorelinetributariescattus islandsaltwater marshprime hook national wildlife refugefloodingvirginia coast reservewoodmaritime forestbleached treestidal inundationchesapeake bayspartina patenshurricanesalt stresssea level riseblue crabmullica river estuaryghosts of the coastcoastal marine ecologymarshgroundwaterfloridafloodcoastalsaltmarsh migrationstumpsapgedan labgeorgiadelaware baysaltwater marsheseastern shorestorymap