
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt tolerantswampgroundwatersalt waterforestdisturbancesaltwater marshgedan labghost forestprime hook national wildlife refugegeologychesapeake baymullica river estuaryfloodfloodingfloridacattus islandlow elevationtributariesblackwater national refugesapmarinestorymapsalt water intrusionsurvey123saltwater marsheskilling treescoastal marine ecologycoastal ecologyphragmitesmaritime forestglobal warmingriverbankseawaterregenerationclimate changedelaware baytideeast coasttree deathcoastal educationwildfirestidal inundationsaltwaterland conversionsalinespartina patenswetlandsthe george washington universitygeographycedarshorelinemid atlanticsaltmarshchanging shorelinedying foresteastern shoresea level riseecologydelmarva peninsulageorgiachanging landscapewoodblack needle rushestuarysalt tolerant plantssoildelawarehurricanesomerset countydead treessawgrassmarsh migrationnorth carolinasalt stressrising seasmarylandsouth carolinapinevirginiaghosts of the coastdying treesstumpnew jerseydroughtblue crabkeryn gedancordgrassbleached treescoastalstormvirginia coast reservenew yorksweet gumtree stump