
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidal inundationclimate changedroughtsawgrasssurvey123swamptree deathsalt toleranteastern shorecattus islandbleached treesland conversionvirginiacedarsouth carolinatree stumpsaltrising seassaltwatercoastal ecologycoastal educationstormsweet gumnorth carolinageorgiasaltwater marshesnew jerseyfloridapinesalinewildfiressalt stressprime hook national wildlife refugefloodingsalt watercoastalghost forestchesapeake baysea level risechanging landscapelow elevationregenerationseawatertributariessalt water intrusionkeryn gedangroundwaterdisturbancethe george washington universityspartina patensdead treesmullica river estuarycoastal marine ecologymarshvirginia coast reserveecologywetlandsdying forestblack needle rushmid atlanticmarinekilling treesshorelinemarsh migrationstorymaphurricanedelaware baysomerset countyblackwater national refugedelmarva peninsulasapchanging shorelineglobal warmingghosts of the coastsaltwater marshdelawaremaritime forestblue crabforestphragmitesnew yorkcordgrassgeologyriverbankwoodsoilfloodtidemarylanddying treeseast coaststumpgeographyestuarygedan labsalt tolerant plants