
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcordgrassstormsawgrasssalinesalt water intrusionsaltwaterswamptributariesgroundwaterblack needle rushgeorgiaghost forestnorth carolinanew jerseyland conversionprime hook national wildlife refugewoodtidetree stumpcoastal ecologysalttidal inundationspartina patensshorelineseawatersapkeryn gedanwetlandssalt stresspinetree deathclimate changemarshbleached treesregenerationcedarvirginia coast reservemullica river estuaryghosts of the coastchesapeake bayestuarydroughtlow elevationrising seascoastaldying treeshurricanedying forestgeographycoastal marine ecologygedan labdisturbancesaltwater marshessaltwater marshmarylandglobal warmingblackwater national refugethe george washington universitysalt tolerantfloodnew yorkmarsh migrationblue crabsalt watersalt tolerant plantsdelawaremaritime forestgeologywildfiressoilcoastal educationsweet gumeast coastvirginiamid atlanticdead treesecologysurvey123floodingphragmitesdelaware baysea level risesouth carolinafloridastorymapriverbankchanging shorelineforestmarinechanging landscapeeastern shoresomerset countystumpcattus islanddelmarva peninsulakilling trees