
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsea level risesalt tolerantnew yorkcordgrassregenerationblackwater national refugewooddelawarepinesalt water intrusionmarsh migrationdelmarva peninsulamarylandeast coastdroughtsaltwaternorth carolinasomerset countysouth carolinaseawatercattus islandsoilstormmarshgeorgiatidesawgrasschesapeake bayfloodsaltwater marshsapfloridagedan lablow elevationwetlandscoastalstumpsurvey123spartina patensmullica river estuarykeryn gedanchanging landscapestorymaphurricanecoastal marine ecologyvirginiaeastern shoreestuarygeologyecologytributariesfloodingdying treesbleached treesswampmid atlanticmaritime forestdying forestsalt tolerant plantsland conversionsaltshorelinegroundwaterghost forestkilling treessalinetree stumpblack needle rushglobal warmingsweet gumclimate changephragmitesgeographythe george washington universitytree deathriverbankghosts of the coastmarinedisturbancedead treesnew jerseysalt waterdelaware baysaltwater marshesforestsalt stresscoastal ecologyprime hook national wildlife refugechanging shorelinevirginia coast reserveblue crabcoastal educationrising seascedarwildfirestidal inundation