
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmaritime forestvirginiaglobal warmingsalinesalt tolerant plantsecologysalt water intrusionsawgrassgedan labbleached treesfloodwetlandspinewildfirescattus islandgroundwatertree stumpmarylandtributariessalt tolerantstorymapestuarydisturbancegeorgiakilling treesseawatershorelinesaltcoastal marine ecologystormdelaware bayspartina patensnew jerseyblackwater national refugerising seasmarshsalt watervirginia coast reservedelawaresea level risegeologytree deathsaltwaterdroughtthe george washington universityclimate changesurvey123black needle rushsomerset countysalt stressstumpdead treeskeryn gedanswampsaltwater marshescoastalregenerationforestmarinesoilchanging shorelinenew yorkdying forestghost forestdelmarva peninsulahurricaneeast coastfloridalow elevationcedarriverbankcordgrassland conversionmarsh migrationtidal inundationmullica river estuarydying treesgeographysouth carolinacoastal ecologysaltwater marshwoodghosts of the coastnorth carolinachesapeake baycoastal educationmid atlanticfloodingprime hook national wildlife refugesweet gumeastern shorephragmitessapchanging landscapetideblue crab