
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentglobal warmingdroughtvirginiamid atlanticstormmaritime forestwoodcoastal marine ecologychanging shorelinenew yorkwetlandschesapeake bayrising seasdead treessweet gumdelaware baystumpsouth carolinanorth carolinafloodingpinestorymapblack needle rushwildfiresdelawaretidal inundationsalt stressmarinemarshsaltblue crabtidesalinesaltwaterdying treessaltwater marshesshorelineeast coastsaltwater marshsalt water intrusiongeographyregenerationkilling treeskeryn gedancoastalcoastal ecologyghosts of the coastdying forestswampfloridatributariesdelmarva peninsulasoilgroundwatergeorgiacedarblackwater national refugegeologydisturbancegedan labcattus islandlow elevationestuarytree stumphurricaneland conversionsea level risemullica river estuarysalt tolerantsomerset countysurvey123changing landscapeecologytree deathsawgrassspartina patensmarylandclimate changephragmiteseastern shoreghost forestsalt tolerant plantsforestseawatersalt watercoastal educationbleached treesnew jerseyfloodsapriverbankcordgrassthe george washington universityprime hook national wildlife refugevirginia coast reservemarsh migration