
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentchanging shorelineglobal warmingmarsh migrationstormsomerset countyforestswampvirginia coast reservecoastal educationhurricaneecologywoodclimate changedelaware bayghost forestland conversionlow elevationstumpsawgrassmarylandbleached treessaltfloodfloodingcoastal ecologytidal inundationdisturbancemarineregenerationcordgrasscattus islandchesapeake baymid atlanticshorelinespartina patenssapcoastal marine ecologysweet gumgedan labvirginiarising seasblue crabeast coastdroughttidesalinewetlandsprime hook national wildlife refugeblackwater national refugegeorgiasoilsalt stressdelmarva peninsuladead treessalt water intrusionriverbanksaltwatersalt tolerantkeryn gedanghosts of the coastdelawaresaltwater marshseawatermarshsalt watersalt tolerant plantsmaritime forestchanging landscapesea level risestorymapnew jerseypineblack needle rushtree stumpgroundwatersurvey123geographyphragmitesgeologywildfirestree deathtributariesthe george washington universityestuaryfloridacedarsaltwater marsheskilling treescoastaldying treeseastern shoresouth carolinanew yorkdying forestmullica river estuarynorth carolina