
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgedan labswampcordgrassblack needle rushkilling treespineland conversionestuaryseawatergeographysalt water intrusionmarylandtributariesdisturbancegeologystormmullica river estuaryghosts of the coastsapcoastal educationmaritime forestsea level risesawgrassflooddelmarva peninsulacoastalsoilsaltsaltwater marshesmarshecologydroughtcoastal marine ecologyeastern shoreghost forestdelawareshorelinerising seastree deathwetlandscattus islandsweet gumphragmitesthe george washington universitysurvey123floodingdying treesstorymapcedarsalinechanging landscaperegenerationdying forestsalt tolerantnew yorkwoodsaltwatermarinenorth carolinagroundwaterclimate changesalt tolerant plantsnew jerseyvirginiakeryn gedanhurricanesaltwater marshsouth carolinadelaware bayblackwater national refugemid atlantictidal inundationwildfiresdead treeschesapeake baymarsh migrationglobal warmingbleached treessalt watergeorgiatideforeststumpsomerset countycoastal ecologysalt stressspartina patensblue crablow elevationfloridaprime hook national wildlife refugetree stumpeast coastriverbankvirginia coast reservechanging shoreline