Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcedarlow elevationmarylandsaltwatercoastal ecologykeryn gedanfloodsurvey123floodingdying forestvirginia coast reservemullica river estuarysalineeast coastwoodsalt watertidal inundationsaltwater marshpineforestland conversionsea level risecordgrasscoastalblue crabseawatersalt water intrusionglobal warmingcoastal marine ecologysomerset countysaltwater marshesregenerationthe george washington universityprime hook national wildlife refugesouth carolinamarineghosts of the coastghost forestcattus islandnew yorksawgrassestuarysoilnorth carolinamarsh migrationsaltclimate changemarshgeographyswampsalt tolerantkilling treesdead treesdying treestributariesdelawareeastern shorechanging shorelinedroughtvirginiagroundwatermaritime forestwetlandsfloridadisturbancewildfiresgeorgiagedan labgeologychanging landscapespartina patenscoastal educationdelmarva peninsulamid atlanticdelaware bayphragmitestree stumpbleached treesrising seasshorelinestorymaphurricanesweet gumblack needle rushstormstumpchesapeake baynew jerseytidetree deathsapsalt stresssalt tolerant plantsriverbankblackwater national refugeecology