
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidal inundationprime hook national wildlife refugeestuarysalteastern shorefloodcoastalsalt waterdisturbancegeorgiawildfiresmarsh migrationblack needle rushchanging shorelinetributariesgeologyecologyland conversioncoastal educationmarylandforestcoastal marine ecologykeryn gedansea level riseseawatermullica river estuaryfloridadelmarva peninsulatidegedan labghost foresttree deathblue crabwetlandskilling treessaltwater marshphragmitesghosts of the coastcordgrassdying treesdying foresttree stumpcoastal ecologydroughtregenerationfloodingstumpdead treessoilstorymapthe george washington universitydelaware baygeographybleached treessweet gumshorelinesawgrassmid atlanticsurvey123marinesaltwater marshesnew jerseynew yorknorth carolinariverbankhurricanelow elevationsalt tolerantmaritime forestswampsomerset countysapsouth carolinasalt tolerant plantseast coastvirginiachesapeake bayspartina patenssalt water intrusiongroundwaterblackwater national refugemarshwoodsalt stresscattus islandsalinestormchanging landscapeclimate changedelawarecedarpineglobal warmingsaltwatervirginia coast reserverising seas