
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentthe george washington universityseawaterchanging landscapeghost forestprime hook national wildlife refugecattus islandcordgrassregenerationsomerset countylow elevationtidedead treesgedan labmaritime forestmullica river estuarystormdelaware baygeorgiamarylandsawgrasswildfiresshorelinemarshsaltecologyblackwater national refugewetlandscoastal ecologysalinebleached treesfloodtidal inundationchanging shorelinegeologyvirginia coast reserveghosts of the coastdying forestsalt tolerant plantssalt watersouth carolinasapnew yorkdroughttributariesforestsaltwater marsheast coastglobal warmingkeryn gedancoastalwoodsaltwater marshessalt stresscoastal marine ecologyblue crabgroundwatersea level riseblack needle rushcedarcoastal educationfloodingclimate changedisturbanceswampkilling treesfloridaeastern shorestumppinemarsh migrationsoilmid atlanticgeographytree stumpdelmarva peninsularising seastree deathchesapeake baynew jerseyhurricaneestuarynorth carolinamarinephragmitessalt water intrusionstorymapland conversionsaltwaterspartina patenssalt tolerantsurvey123virginiadying treesdelawareriverbanksweet gum