
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwoodchanging landscapeghost forestdisturbancesomerset countyeastern shorestormvirginia coast reservemarshkeryn gedanblackwater national refugeblack needle rushstumpblue crabsurvey123gedan labdead treesdelaware bayphragmitesforestnorth carolinasawgrassmarinedroughtnew yorkfloodingdying forestlow elevationswampcedarchesapeake baykilling treespinesalt water intrusiondelawarestorymapregenerationsalt stresscoastal educationtree deathwildfiressaltwaternew jerseyrising seassea level risevirginiableached treesfloodland conversioncoastal marine ecologysaltfloridawetlandssalt toleranttidal inundationsalinemaritime forestsweet gumclimate changeghosts of the coastsapmarylandthe george washington universitydying treeseast coasttree stumpsalt watercoastaltributariesgeorgiadelmarva peninsulariverbankcoastal ecologymid atlanticseawatersoilglobal warmingshorelinechanging shorelinemarsh migrationhurricanegeologygroundwatertidesouth carolinacordgrasssaltwater marshestuarymullica river estuaryecologyprime hook national wildlife refugespartina patensgeographysalt tolerant plantscattus islandsaltwater marshes