
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblue crabcoastal marine ecologydying forestdisturbanceeast coastlow elevationbleached treesmid atlanticriverbankfloodrising seasvirginiachesapeake baymarshpinedying treesgeorgiaestuarygedan labfloodingphragmitesregenerationsaltwater marshesmarsh migrationland conversiontree stumpwetlandssaltwatersaltwater marshblack needle rushnew jerseymullica river estuaryvirginia coast reservecoastalsalt watersomerset countycedartideswampclimate changesweet gumdelmarva peninsulageologysalinedelaware baydead treesprime hook national wildlife refugesawgrassspartina patenssaltblackwater national refugenorth carolinastumpnew yorkcoastal ecologywoodstormgroundwatersoilsea level riseseawatersalt tolerantghosts of the coastcoastal educationthe george washington universitysouth carolinamarinedelawareeastern shoreforeststorymapcattus islandchanging landscapesalt water intrusionkeryn gedanglobal warmingsalt stressghost foresttidal inundationwildfiresshorelinecordgrasssurvey123droughtmaritime foresttree deathsapmarylandgeographytributariesecologychanging shorelinehurricanesalt tolerant plantskilling treesflorida