
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentthe george washington universityglobal warmingshorelinedelawaregedan labsalt tolerantswampeastern shorechanging landscapevirginiatree stumptidal inundationwetlandsmarshsapcattus islanddisturbancesurvey123mullica river estuarydelmarva peninsulageorgianew yorkblack needle rushstormestuarymarinedelaware baysalt stresssalinesalt water intrusionseawatermaritime forestprime hook national wildlife refugeland conversionforestchanging shorelinebleached treessaltwater marshnew jerseysomerset countystumplow elevationsouth carolinadying forestsaltwatergeographydying treesghosts of the coastphragmitessoiltree deathdroughtgroundwatermarylandriverbanktributariesfloodkeryn gedanwildfiresregenerationfloodingsaltwater marshesmid atlanticmarsh migrationclimate changechesapeake bayrising seascoastalsweet gumhurricaneeast coastcoastal ecologygeologytidevirginia coast reservenorth carolinadead treescoastal educationfloridasalt tolerant plantssea level riseblue crabspartina patenssaltsalt waterblackwater national refugeecologystorymapkilling treescoastal marine ecologycordgrasspinewoodcedarsawgrassghost forest