
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastalestuarythe george washington universityphragmitesmaritime forestvirginia coast reservetree stumpsaltwater marsheskilling treesmarshcattus islanddead treesforestmarylandsaltwater marshnorth carolinachesapeake bayprime hook national wildlife refugegedan labriverbankcedarmarsh migrationglobal warmingblackwater national refugesalt stressdying forestmullica river estuarygeographylow elevationhurricaneswampcoastal marine ecologysalt tolerant plantsmid atlanticgeologyvirginiatidesouth carolinacoastal ecologygroundwatersappineecologysea level risewoodfloridacoastal educationstorymaprising seassoilsalt tolerantsawgrassland conversionsurvey123new jerseysalineclimate changeblack needle rushwildfireschanging shorelinesalt water intrusiondroughtstormseawatertributariesspartina patensghosts of the coastdelaware baydelmarva peninsularegenerationdisturbancesweet gumkeryn gedanstumpsaltsalt waterdying treesmarinecordgrasswetlandsfloodingbleached treesdelawarenew yorkeast coastfloodtidal inundationshorelinegeorgiatree deathchanging landscapeblue crabsomerset countyeastern shoreghost forestsaltwater