
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdroughtsoilrising seasdisturbancedying treesgeorgianew yorkdying forestriverbankdelaware baycattus islandeastern shoresurvey123marylandnorth carolinatree stumpsawgrassblackwater national refugesaltwater marshestuarysea level riseblack needle rushsweet gumvirginia coast reservestormtree deathghosts of the coastnew jerseysalt waterland conversionbleached treescoastalhurricanesalt tolerant plantsmarsh migrationfloodgeographystumpdelmarva peninsulasomerset countysaltforestchesapeake bayclimate changethe george washington universityregenerationcoastal marine ecologycoastal educationsappinesalt tolerantsaltwaterswampsalinetributariesglobal warmingmid atlanticblue crabgedan labspartina patensprime hook national wildlife refugedelawareeast coastvirginiagroundwatertidal inundationmaritime forestcoastal ecologywoodseawaterstorymapfloodingcordgrasssalt water intrusionwetlandsmarshphragmitessaltwater marshessouth carolinafloridamarinemullica river estuaryghost forestsalt stresschanging shorelinegeologywildfirescedarkeryn gedanecologylow elevationshorelinekilling treesdead treestidechanging landscape