
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentvirginia coast reservemarylandgedan labgeologyestuarywoodchanging landscapesalt water intrusiondying forestpinetidal inundationsaltwater marsheswildfirescoastal ecologylow elevationmarsh migrationkeryn gedandroughtcoastal marine ecologydelmarva peninsulasweet gumthe george washington universitysalt waterstumpfloodingvirginiasoiltributariesglobal warmingsalt stressstormchanging shorelinemarshmaritime forestdead treesghost forestsalt tolerant plantswetlandsbleached treescattus islandcoastaleast coastriverbankfloodgroundwaternew yorksalttree deathdying treesblack needle rushdelawaretree stumpswampseawatersalt tolerantsomerset countymarineecologycedarfloridatidespartina patensland conversioncoastal educationghosts of the coastsaltwater marshnew jerseychesapeake bayregenerationsurvey123blackwater national refugesea level risedelaware bayphragmitesmullica river estuarynorth carolinageorgiaeastern shoreprime hook national wildlife refugeshorelinerising seassaltwaterstorymapdisturbancesapkilling treessawgrassmid atlantichurricanesouth carolinacordgrassgeographysalineforestblue crabclimate change