
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentland conversionestuarysalt water intrusionvirginiakeryn gedancoastal educationstormghost forestriverbankmarsh migrationdroughtblackwater national refugeprime hook national wildlife refugenew jerseysweet gumcattus islandlow elevationmarshgeorgiawildfiressouth carolinageologycordgrasstributariesstorymapchesapeake baypinesalt watersalineregenerationrising seasmid atlanticblack needle rushbleached treesmarylandtree deathtree stumpsalt tolerant plantsshorelinedelawaresalt stresscoastal marine ecologyflooddelmarva peninsuladisturbancesea level risechanging shorelineclimate changesomerset countygroundwaterseawaterkilling treesfloridageographymaritime forestghosts of the coastforestcedardelaware bayswampsawgrasschanging landscapesalt tolerantcoastalsaltphragmitesthe george washington universitystumpsapdying treesdead treesmullica river estuarymarinesaltwater marshwetlandsnew yorktideeastern shorehurricaneglobal warmingnorth carolinasurvey123east coastsaltwater marshescoastal ecologyspartina patenssoiltidal inundationvirginia coast reservefloodingdying forestecologywoodsaltwatergedan labblue crab