
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgroundwaterdisturbancemullica river estuarysaltwater marshesdelmarva peninsulasaltwaterblackwater national refugemarshsalt water intrusionsaltwater marshclimate changeghost forestcattus islandvirginiablue crabshorelinetidal inundationsomerset countystumpsapsawgrassnorth carolinasalt watergedan labswampecologyfloodingcordgrassmarylandprime hook national wildlife refugeeastern shorevirginia coast reservecoastal marine ecologysalinetributariesdying treesdying forestbleached treessalt tolerantdead treesseawaternew jerseyspartina patensrising seasstormestuaryriverbanksalt stressgeologyeast coastsaltchesapeake baylow elevationmid atlanticgeorgiafloridakeryn gedankilling treeschanging shorelinecoastalfloodcoastal educationdelaware bayforestwildfiressurvey123hurricanemarinetidesea level risenew yorkdelawareregenerationghosts of the coastglobal warmingchanging landscapewoodmaritime forestphragmitestree stumpdroughtcedarland conversionsoilmarsh migrationwetlandsblack needle rushsweet gumstorymapthe george washington universitysalt tolerant plantspinesouth carolinageographycoastal ecologytree death