
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal ecologysawgrasssaltwaterkeryn gedanswampmarylandshorelinecoastal educationvirginiasalt tolerantestuaryseawaterdelawarestorymapfloridaecologynew jerseysaltwater marshestidal inundationeast coasttributariesmullica river estuarymarinechanging landscapesomerset countygroundwatercoastalprime hook national wildlife refugebleached treessaltsalt waterchanging shorelineghosts of the coastcedarcattus islandtidephragmitesdead treesland conversionnew yorkfloodingblack needle rushtree stumpdying treeshurricanenorth carolinageorgiasalt stresswooddying forestwetlandsgeographythe george washington universitygedan labchesapeake baysweet gumdisturbancekilling treeslow elevationtree deathforestcordgrassclimate changesalineregenerationmid atlanticstormwildfiressalt water intrusionmarsh migrationsea level risesoilrising seascoastal marine ecologysurvey123maritime forestdelmarva peninsulariverbankpinesaltwater marshdroughtglobal warmingsalt tolerant plantsvirginia coast reservegeologydelaware bayblue crabmarshstumpsapeastern shorefloodblackwater national refugesouth carolinaghost forestspartina patens