
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteast coastsapkeryn gedansalinemarylandstumpdying forestprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwater marshessea level risecoastal marine ecologytributarieslow elevationdelaware baydelawarecordgrassblackwater national refugedying treespineestuarydelmarva peninsulahurricanevirginia coast reservespartina patensland conversionfloodbleached treesrising seassaltwaterglobal warmingmullica river estuarysaltmid atlanticwoodmarinesawgrassgeographydroughtphragmitesriverbankcoastal educationtree stumpsweet gumsalt tolerantghosts of the coastchesapeake baydisturbancechanging landscapefloodingswampsoilmarsh migrationwildfiressalt tolerant plantsshorelinestorymapcattus islandstormtidethe george washington universitysurvey123forestmaritime forestsouth carolinavirginiakilling treesgeologygedan labghost forestcoastalregenerationcedarsaltwater marshblue crabchanging shorelinenew jerseysalt waternew yorkcoastal ecologywetlandsclimate changegroundwatersalt water intrusionnorth carolinafloridamarshblack needle rushgeorgiaecologydead treestree deathseawatersalt stresssomerset countytidal inundationeastern shore