Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentphragmitessomerset countycedarmullica river estuarycattus islandghosts of the coastsaltwaternorth carolinasalt tolerant plantsland conversiondelawaretidal inundationkeryn gedanpineregenerationcoastalmarshtree stumpmarsh migrationghost forestriverbankstorymapglobal warmingcordgrasssea level risesurvey123rising seasfloridadisturbancesalt toleranttidestormshorelineblue crabstumpgroundwatermaritime forestsalt stressprime hook national wildlife refugevirginiaswampestuarysaltwildfiresdying forestchanging shorelinetributariesecologyfloodingsouth carolinanew jerseysawgrassgeographywoodgeologychesapeake baymid atlanticblack needle rushchanging landscapesoilsweet gumdelmarva peninsulacoastal educationkilling treessaltwater marshestree deathhurricaneflooddroughtcoastal ecologydelaware baybleached treeseast coastdying treessalt water intrusionsapforestmarylandspartina patensthe george washington universitydead treesmarinesalineeastern shorewetlandslow elevationsalt waternew yorkseawaterclimate changegeorgiablackwater national refugevirginia coast reservecoastal marine ecologygedan labsaltwater marsh