
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentshorelinemarineswampchesapeake baygeologyspartina patenscoastal ecologyecologycoastal marine ecologydead treesgeographytributariescoastalmid atlanticmaritime forestclimate changesalt tolerantwildfiresriverbanksawgrassphragmitesprime hook national wildlife refugeghosts of the coastthe george washington universitysomerset countysalt stressghost forestkilling treesestuaryvirginia coast reservehurricanetree stumpdisturbancemarylanddelaware baygroundwaterblue crabwoodsea level risesaltwater marshdroughtsouth carolinableached treesforestfloodingsaltglobal warmingsalinefloodnew jerseyfloridanew yorkdelawaredying treessaltwaterrising seaschanging landscapeblack needle rushsurvey123sweet gumland conversionmarsh migrationregenerationcordgrasssapdying forestkeryn gedancedarblackwater national refugechanging shorelinestorymapsalt watersalt water intrusiontidelow elevationgeorgianorth carolinastumpcattus islandmarshcoastal educationgedan labsalt tolerant plantseastern shoresaltwater marshesvirginiamullica river estuarypinetree deathtidal inundationseawatersoileast coastdelmarva peninsulastormwetlands