
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcedarland conversiontidedisturbancevirginiadelaware bayeastern shorecoastal ecologydelmarva peninsulafloodthe george washington universitysurvey123forestshorelinecordgrassmarsh migrationvirginia coast reservetree deathsalt tolerantsoilgeographyghost forestclimate changeseawatersaltwater marshessapsomerset countydead treesphragmitescattus islanddroughtpinefloodingprime hook national wildlife refugemarshdelawaredying forestblack needle rushswampecologykilling treesgroundwaterfloridastorymapnew yorkspartina patenssalt water intrusionriverbanksaltwaterchanging shorelinetidal inundationregenerationsea level risemaritime foresttree stumpsaltmarylandstormcoastal marine ecologywetlandssalt watereast coastgeorgiahurricanesawgrassbleached treessaltwater marshstumpmarinerising seasdying treeswoodcoastal educationgedan labglobal warmingsalt tolerant plantsmid atlanticmullica river estuarycoastalghosts of the coastkeryn gedanblue crabtributariessalinelow elevationchesapeake bayblackwater national refugegeologywildfiressweet gumnew jerseyestuarynorth carolinasouth carolinachanging landscapesalt stress