
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentthe george washington universitylow elevationsawgrasssurvey123south carolinagedan labblackwater national refugevirginia coast reservesoilecologydisturbancegeorgiariverbanksalt tolerant plantschanging landscapekilling treescattus islandeast coaststumpmullica river estuaryhurricanetree stumpdead treesrising seasstormdelaware baygeographycoastal marine ecologysea level risespartina patenssaltwatertributarieswildfireschesapeake baytidedroughtfloodingblue crabsaltwater marshesfloridawoodtidal inundationsalt waterbleached treesshorelinesalinestorymapsapwetlandsseawaterclimate changegeologysalt tolerantchanging shorelinesaltforestghosts of the coastkeryn gedansomerset countyghost forestmid atlanticmarshdying forestfloodpinecedarnew jerseysalt stresscordgrasscoastal educationnew yorkregenerationblack needle rushprime hook national wildlife refugenorth carolinavirginiasalt water intrusionmarineeastern shoremaritime forestswampgroundwatertree deathsweet gumland conversiondelmarva peninsulaestuaryphragmitesdelawarecoastalsaltwater marshdying treescoastal ecologyglobal warmingmarsh migrationmaryland