
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsawgrasspinetidal inundationeastern shorecattus islandwildfiresdelmarva peninsulafloodingcoastal ecologydying treesdisturbancesouth carolinatree deathsomerset countygeographymid atlanticmarsh migrationclimate changeblue crabnew jerseysalt tolerantchesapeake baywetlandscoastalcordgrassforestsweet gumgeorgianorth carolinatree stumpsalinefloridasoilecologycoastal educationseawatersalt waterwoodstumprising seasmarineprime hook national wildlife refugehurricanemullica river estuaryvirginia coast reservefloodmaritime foresttributariesstorymapghost forestghosts of the coasteast coastglobal warmingdelawaresaltdelaware baysurvey123swampmarylandkilling treesdead treesvirginiaspartina patensstormriverbankbleached treeskeryn gedansalt stresscoastal marine ecologyblack needle rushgeologygroundwatercedarland conversionchanging shorelinephragmitesmarshsapdying forestestuarylow elevationtidesea level risethe george washington universitydroughtregenerationsaltwater marshesgedan labchanging landscapeblackwater national refugesalt water intrusionshorelinesaltwater marshnew yorksaltwatersalt tolerant plants