
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentcoastal marine ecologythe george washington universityecologycedarsoilforestghost forestchanging shorelinetidelow elevationregenerationdelmarva peninsulageorgiastumpvirginia coast reservenew jerseysweet gumdelaware bayprime hook national wildlife refugecordgrassfloridawetlandsmarshclimate changeestuarynorth carolinasalt stresssomerset countytree deathgeographysalt tolerantcoastal ecologystorymapdelawareriverbanktributariessalt waterdying forestkeryn gedansalt water intrusionhurricanegedan labshorelinedead treespinemullica river estuarymaritime foresttree stumpmid atlanticsea level risespartina patensland conversionsurvey123phragmitessalinechesapeake baydisturbancemarinemarylandsaltwatersaptidal inundationghosts of the coasteast coastsawgrasscoastalrising seasblack needle rushfloodingwoodcattus islanddying treesmarsh migrationwildfiresgeologysaltswampsaltwater marsheseastern shorechanging landscapeblue crabblackwater national refugefloodkilling treescoastal educationseawatergroundwaterdroughtvirginiasouth carolinanew yorkstormsaltwater marshglobal warmingbleached treessalt tolerant plants