Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt waternew yorkgedan labsawgrassecologymullica river estuarymarsh migrationwetlandsmid atlanticdisturbancedroughtwildfirestidal inundationmaritime forestgroundwatersaltcattus islandtributariesvirginiasalt toleranthurricanewoodstumpglobal warmingnorth carolinariverbankeast coastsaltwaterdelaware baycoastal educationcoastalsalt water intrusionblue crabsouth carolinasweet gumestuaryspartina patenschesapeake baygeorgiasalt stresstree stumpsomerset countygeographysaltwater marshcedarsapclimate changethe george washington universityblackwater national refugesaltwater marshesfloodcoastal ecologymarinedelmarva peninsulaland conversioneastern shoreprime hook national wildlife refugekilling treesrising seasnew jerseybleached treeschanging landscapeshorelinesalinedelawarefloridaphragmitesstormseawaterchanging shorelinecoastal marine ecologylow elevationgeologytidefloodingsalt tolerant plantsswampghost forestvirginia coast reservedead treesmarylandstorymapregenerationkeryn gedanghosts of the coastdying forestblack needle rushforestpinesoilcordgrassdying treessurvey123tree deathsea level risemarsh