
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentkilling treescattus islandregenerationmarshghost forestblack needle rushsalt waterdead treesgedan labmarsh migrationmarylandsouth carolinachanging landscapesea level risebleached treesvirginia coast reservetree stumpcoastalforestclimate changesaltwater marshsurvey123prime hook national wildlife refugesoilkeryn gedanwildfirescoastal ecologypinegeologyblue crabriverbankfloodsaltwatersalt tolerantland conversionnew yorkspartina patensgeorgiawetlandsnorth carolinasaltwater marsheschanging shorelineseawaternew jerseyfloridashorelineeast coasttideglobal warmingsalinegroundwaterstorymapestuarydelawarecedarcoastal educationtributariesfloodingdying treessapvirginiamid atlanticgeographythe george washington universitydisturbancesaltlow elevationblackwater national refugemullica river estuaryswamptree deathdroughtmaritime foreststormchesapeake baysomerset countyecologysawgrassdying foresteastern shoreghosts of the coastwooddelmarva peninsulaphragmitesdelaware bayhurricanemarinecordgrassrising seassalt water intrusiontidal inundationstumpsalt stresscoastal marine ecologysweet gumsalt tolerant plants