
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsomerset countypinecordgrasssaltwater marshsalinevirginia coast reservecoastalsalt waterfloodingblackwater national refugeeast coastriverbankmullica river estuaryhurricanesaltgeorgiacoastal educationmaritime forestsawgrassland conversiontributariesfloridaphragmitesgeographysalt stressmarsh migrationsoillow elevationsalt tolerantblack needle rushglobal warmingmid atlanticchanging landscapenew jerseysaltwatersaltwater marshesvirginiarising seasstumpsweet gumdying treessapchesapeake bayswampseawaterblue crabtree stumpdelmarva peninsuladelaware bayforestgeologysea level risedelawareclimate changecoastal ecologycedarmarylandnew yorkecologystormmarinewildfiresstorymapprime hook national wildlife refugesalt tolerant plantsghost forestspartina patenstidedisturbancethe george washington universitydying forestwoodwetlandsghosts of the coastcattus islandgedan labkilling treescoastal marine ecologygroundwaterdead treessalt water intrusionsouth carolinachanging shorelinekeryn gedantidal inundationsurvey123eastern shorenorth carolinableached treesfloodestuaryregenerationtree deathdroughtshorelinemarsh