
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal educationmarylandsalt tolerantghost forestpinecattus islandmaritime forestkeryn gedancoastal marine ecologydelmarva peninsulaspartina patenssoilsweet gumchesapeake baytributariessaltwater marshsurvey123salt stressdying forestchanging landscapecoastal ecologystorymapmarinekilling treesbleached treesmid atlanticfloodingswampblack needle rushlow elevationsalineland conversiontidedead treessaltwatergeologyblue crabwetlandsclimate changephragmitesnew yorknew jerseythe george washington universityblackwater national refugedelawaresea level risedisturbancesapeastern shoretree deathcordgrassriverbanknorth carolinacedarestuarystormsomerset countyeast coastgedan labseawaterwildfiresregenerationdelaware baytree stumprising seassalt watermullica river estuaryhurricanechanging shorelinesaltwater marshesvirginia coast reservevirginiamarsh migrationgeographycoastalsaltgroundwaterdying treesstumpsalt tolerant plantsecologygeorgiafloridaghosts of the coastmarshforestglobal warmingsalt water intrusiondroughtfloodwoodsawgrasstidal inundationsouth carolinashorelineprime hook national wildlife refuge