Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentland conversionsomerset countysalt tolerantdying forestlow elevationsaltwater marshdisturbancedead treescoastal ecologymid atlanticnorth carolinaeast coaststormgeologysurvey123forestblackwater national refugewoodchesapeake baychanging shorelinesouth carolinaswampmarinetideghosts of the coastriverbankspartina patensblue crabhurricanetree stumpsaltmarsh migrationsalinesaptree deathfloodingsawgrasskilling treesvirginia coast reservesaltwater marshesstorymapgedan labsalt stressblack needle rushwetlandssaltwaterdying treesdelawarecoastalghost forestthe george washington universitycedargeographygroundwatersweet gumsea level risecattus islandstumprising seasmullica river estuarygeorgiacordgrassbleached treesecologytidal inundationsalt watersoilshorelinecoastal educationglobal warmingmarylandkeryn gedanregenerationmaritime forestcoastal marine ecologyprime hook national wildlife refugemarshseawatersalt tolerant plantsnew jerseypineclimate changevirginiadelaware bayfloodfloridatributarieschanging landscapesalt water intrusionwildfiresestuarydroughteastern shorenew yorkdelmarva peninsulaphragmites