
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentchanging landscapestorymapsalt tolerantwoodriverbanksawgrassvirginiasapsurvey123eastern shoresweet gumsalt water intrusionlow elevationfloodrising seaschesapeake bayestuaryregenerationblackwater national refugesaltwater marshesthe george washington universitygeorgianew yorkcoastal ecologykeryn gedancoastalsalt stresssea level risegroundwaterdead treesphragmitesspartina patensmarsh migrationcedarvirginia coast reservefloridaghost forestdying forestsalinestumpdelmarva peninsulatidetidal inundationglobal warmingshorelinedroughtecologynorth carolinatributariessaltwatermullica river estuarykilling treesdelawarecordgrassbleached treessoilsaltwater marshtree deathwetlandsland conversioncoastal educationclimate changedisturbancegedan labswampstormmid atlantictree stumpcoastal marine ecologysaltwildfiresmaritime forestblack needle rushprime hook national wildlife refugemarylandseawaternew jerseysouth carolinasalt waterpineeast coastgeologydelaware baycattus islandgeographysalt tolerant plantsmarshhurricaneblue crabforestdying treessomerset countymarinechanging shorelineghosts of the coastflooding
