
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt waterhurricanevirginiacordgrassghost forestcoastal ecologywoodsaltwatertributariescoastalgroundwaterchesapeake bayvirginia coast reserveforestwildfiressalt water intrusioneast coastlow elevationfloridakilling treesglobal warmingcoastal marine ecologyblack needle rushspartina patensseawaterthe george washington universitysurvey123climate changegeographyphragmitesdead treesfloodingmullica river estuarytidal inundationchanging shorelinedying treesmarineblackwater national refugesaltwater marshcattus islandeastern shoreland conversionrising seasdelaware baydisturbancesawgrasssouth carolinaprime hook national wildlife refugemid atlanticmaritime forestmarsh migrationsoilgeorgiastumpsea level riseecologycedartidedelmarva peninsulableached treesstorymapnew jerseyregenerationdying forestswampchanging landscapecoastal educationdroughtmarshshorelinenew yorksaltsalt tolerant plantsghosts of the coastsomerset countysapsaltwater marshesblue crabestuarypineriverbankdelawaretree stumpfloodsalinesweet gumtree deathsalt tolerantkeryn gedannorth carolinageologystormsalt stresswetlandsgedan labmaryland