
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentlow elevationmid atlantictidesaltsapkeryn gedanthe george washington universityghosts of the coastsalt water intrusiongedan labdelawaresawgrasstree deathsweet gumtree stumpcoastal educationhurricanesomerset countysalinegeologyblackwater national refugechanging landscaperising seasdead treeswetlandseast coastdisturbanceeastern shoresaltwatersalt watercattus islandghost forestcoastal marine ecologymarsh migrationcoastalstorymapfloodsea level riseecologyphragmitesland conversionmullica river estuarymarshnew yorkseawaterdying treesvirginiawildfiresglobal warmingsoilsalt stressprime hook national wildlife refugestormpineshorelinegroundwatercedarchanging shorelinestumpcoastal ecologymarinemaritime forestcordgrassbleached treesblack needle rushestuaryregenerationnorth carolinaswampchesapeake bayfloridaforestsurvey123floodinggeorgiakilling treesriverbanksaltwater marshesdroughtnew jerseydelaware baydelmarva peninsulavirginia coast reservesalt tolerantblue crabwoodsaltwater marshsouth carolinatributariestidal inundationdying forestmarylandclimate changesalt tolerant plantsgeographyspartina patens