
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgeorgianew yorkfloodgeographywetlandsmaritime forestdelmarva peninsulableached treescoastal marine ecologysalt stresschanging shorelineecologysweet gumsouth carolinalow elevationstormsalt tolerantsaltwater marshkeryn gedanland conversionglobal warmingprime hook national wildlife refugecedarshorelinemullica river estuarysea level risenew jerseytree stumpsapcoastal ecologygroundwatersoiltidal inundationstorymapmarinemid atlantictidesawgrassclimate changehurricaneestuarysalt water intrusionsalt tolerant plantspineforestghosts of the coastghost forestblack needle rusheastern shorevirginiasaltcordgrassrising seasdead treesmarylandsaltwaterspartina patensthe george washington universitymarshfloridafloodingchanging landscapekilling treesgeologytree deathsurvey123virginia coast reservecoastal educationmarsh migrationtributarieseast coastchesapeake baystumpgedan labswampwoodwildfiresdelawareseawaterdelaware bayblackwater national refugedroughtregenerationdisturbanceblue crabsomerset countycattus islandriverbankcoastalnorth carolinasalt watersaltwater marshesdying forestdying treessalinephragmites