
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentphragmitestree stumpglobal warmingstormtidal inundationclimate changedying treesdisturbancesalt tolerant plantsnew jerseyland conversionwetlandsstorymaplow elevationdelaware baymarshwildfiressaltwater marshmarylandthe george washington universitynew yorksweet gumseawatergedan labmid atlanticsaltwaterforestbleached treesspartina patensgroundwaterblackwater national refugestumpsoildying forestcordgrasschanging landscapesomerset countycedarcoastal marine ecologyeastern shoresaltghosts of the coasttributariesnorth carolinafloridaregenerationmarinemarsh migrationdelawaresawgrasssalt tolerantswampghost forestkilling treessouth carolinatree deathblue crabvirginia coast reservecoastal educationdroughtwoodcoastalsalt watergeologyvirginiakeryn gedansurvey123floodfloodingchanging shorelineriverbankchesapeake bayhurricanesalt water intrusionestuaryshorelineblack needle rushprime hook national wildlife refugecattus islandpineeast coastdelmarva peninsulageorgiamaritime forestsea level risetideecologysapcoastal ecologysaltwater marshessalt stresssalinedead treesmullica river estuaryrising seasgeography