
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenthurricanefloodinggroundwaterthe george washington universitysoilrising seasmullica river estuarystormsaltwatersapwildfirestributariessaltwater marshesdying treesdying forestdelmarva peninsulamarinesalt water intrusionblackwater national refugesalt tolerant plantsghost forestland conversionriverbanktidal inundationghosts of the coastdelawarephragmitesglobal warmingvirginia coast reserveshorelineforestsalt stresskeryn gedanprime hook national wildlife refugedead treesswampcoastalmarshsurvey123saltwater marshkilling treesmarylandcoastal ecologytideseawaterblue crabdisturbancegeorgiawetlandscedarcattus islandcordgrassestuarydelaware baylow elevationsalt tolerantbleached treessweet gumgeographysouth carolinaspartina patenschanging landscapeblack needle rushdroughtvirginiamid atlanticnorth carolinatree stumpsawgrasssalinecoastal educationtree deathfloodchanging shorelineclimate changechesapeake baysalt waternew yorkcoastal marine ecologynew jerseyfloridawoodpinesea level risegeologystorymapregenerationsomerset countystumpecologygedan labmaritime forestsalteast coasteastern shoremarsh migration