
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgroundwatervirginia coast reservedisturbancepineglobal warmingchanging shorelinewetlandssalt watertidesoilgeorgiageographyswampmarylandtidal inundationkeryn gedansomerset countygeologyvirginiaghosts of the coastshorelinetributariesrising seastree deathsaltwater marsheseastern shoreblackwater national refugemarshmarsh migrationsaltwater marshstumpcoastal educationclimate changesapsalt water intrusionmid atlanticecologyblue crabcedarbleached treesdelmarva peninsulablack needle rushcoastal marine ecologycordgrasssawgrasscattus islandwoodwildfiressweet gumnew jerseythe george washington universitystorymaptree stumpdelawaresurvey123stormsouth carolinaprime hook national wildlife refugelow elevationsalt tolerantsalt tolerant plantschanging landscapesea level risecoastal ecologyspartina patensghost forestseawaterdead treesestuarynorth carolinakilling treessaltwatereast coastsalt stressmullica river estuarygedan labdelaware baychesapeake bayfloodingfloodsaltmaritime forestregenerationdying treesfloridanew yorkdying forestforestmarinecoastaldroughtsalinehurricaneland conversionphragmitesriverbank