
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsomerset countygeographyphragmiteschanging landscapekilling treesglobal warmingsapsaltwater marshtributariesregenerationwildfiresthe george washington universitymarinechanging shorelinetree stumpsaltwaterghost foresttidesalt waterghosts of the coastsawgrassmarshfloodriverbanksurvey123low elevationtree deathswampdisturbancesalt tolerant plantsmullica river estuaryblack needle rushstormcordgrasskeryn gedangeorgiahurricaneshorelineclimate changefloodingbleached treeschesapeake baysaltdying treesmarylanddelaware baysaltwater marshesgedan labmid atlanticsalt stresssalt water intrusionsea level risemarsh migrationstumpeastern shorevirginia coast reservemaritime forestvirginiawetlandsdelawareland conversiongeologycoastal marine ecologynew yorksalinetidal inundationsalt tolerantstorymapnew jerseysouth carolinafloridaprime hook national wildlife refugecoastal ecologycattus islandecologyestuarysweet gumdying forestspartina patensforesteast coastrising seascedarcoastalpineseawaterdelmarva peninsulanorth carolinasoilwoodblue crabcoastal educationdroughtblackwater national refugedead treesgroundwater