
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalinegeorgiasalt stresspinetidemarinegeologywildfiresspartina patenssoilecologymid atlanticrising seasfloodsawgrasstidal inundationtributariesfloridawetlandssapeastern shorenew yorkcattus islandkeryn gedanclimate changecedargeographyghost forestsomerset countycoastal ecologyvirginiathe george washington universitysea level risecoastalfloodingstumpvirginia coast reserveglobal warmingregenerationstormmullica river estuarymarsh migrationhurricaneswampdead treescordgrassmarshbleached treesgroundwaterblack needle rushsweet gumsaltwater marshessalt waterlow elevationgedan labsalt tolerant plantssaltland conversionshorelinestorymapdelawaresouth carolinasaltwater marshwoodsalt water intrusionmarylanddelaware baysaltwatersalt tolerantdroughtcoastal marine ecologynew jerseytree stumpestuarymaritime forestdelmarva peninsulatree deathforestnorth carolinaseawaterdying foresteast coastriverbankcoastal educationghosts of the coastsurvey123blackwater national refugechanging landscapechanging shorelinekilling treesdisturbancephragmitesprime hook national wildlife refugeblue crabchesapeake baydying trees