
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdelawarehurricanegroundwatersaltwater marshsalt waterchanging landscapeeastern shoreswampgeologyvirginia coast reservesea level riseshorelinecoastal educationcoastal ecologycattus islandsawgrasstributariesdelaware baygeorgiamid atlanticsalt stressblue crabkilling treesdelmarva peninsulathe george washington universitytree deathmarylandchesapeake baydead treestidephragmitesfloodingkeryn gedanblackwater national refugerising seaschanging shorelinemarshsaltclimate changewoodghosts of the coastsalinewetlandsmullica river estuarypineforesttidal inundationgedan labghost forestfloodsaltwatersomerset countybleached treesvirginiacoastal marine ecologydisturbanceestuarynew yorkcedarstumpnew jerseyfloridaland conversionsaltwater marshessoilwildfiresmarsh migrationsweet gumsouth carolinadying forestnorth carolinasapmaritime forestsalt water intrusionstorymapglobal warmingdroughtecologycoastalstormsalt tolerantsurvey123dying treestree stumpblack needle rushseawaterregenerationsalt tolerant plantscordgrassprime hook national wildlife refugespartina patenslow elevationriverbankeast coastmarinegeography