
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidewoodsalt waterhurricaneghost forestsea level risesalt tolerantmullica river estuarymaritime forestrising seassoilsomerset countyseawatercedarstumpfloodingcoastal ecologygeologyblack needle rushsaltwater marshesmid atlanticclimate changegedan labsalt tolerant plantsmarsh migrationdying treesdelawareforestchanging shorelineblue crabdead treesblackwater national refugeglobal warmingdelmarva peninsulastormsurvey123spartina patensvirginia coast reserveeastern shoresweet gumsapdying forestkilling treesbleached treesmarylandcoastal marine ecologydisturbancenew yorksawgrasstree deathcoastalwildfiresgroundwaterstorymapsaltwater marshthe george washington universitysalt stressvirginiafloridageorgiaphragmitesnew jerseylow elevationestuarydelaware baysouth carolinamarineswamptidal inundationpinemarshtree stumpghosts of the coastsaltchesapeake baynorth carolinageographydroughttributariesshorelinesaltwatercordgrassland conversionprime hook national wildlife refugewetlandsregenerationchanging landscapefloodkeryn gedancoastal educationriverbanksalt water intrusioneast coastecologysalinecattus island