
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsapgedan labvirginiamaritime forestwetlandstributariesclimate changepineecologyblue crabsaltwater marsheswoodsurvey123ghost forestchesapeake baysea level risechanging shorelineseawatersawgrasssaltwater marshnew yorkshorelinesalt waterhurricanenorth carolinasalt stressfloridastumpland conversioncordgrassforestsaltwatercoastalrising seascoastal ecologyfloodwildfiresdelmarva peninsulathe george washington universitysoilsalt tolerantdying forestdead treesswampglobal warmingnew jerseykilling treesblack needle rushriverbankmarsh migrationcedartree stumpprime hook national wildlife refugetidestorymapdelawareestuarydisturbancemarshspartina patensdying treescoastal marine ecologyvirginia coast reservegeologydroughtmid atlanticsaltdelaware bayghosts of the coastmarylandmullica river estuarygeorgiakeryn gedangroundwatertidal inundationsouth carolinableached treesmarinechanging landscapephragmitessalt water intrusioncattus islandstormtree deathregenerationsweet gumsalt tolerant plantseastern shorecoastal educationsomerset countygeographylow elevationeast coastsalinefloodingblackwater national refuge