
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmarylandsurvey123sapghost forestsalt tolerant plantsgeographyclimate changesoilwetlandswoodspartina patensdelaware bayblue crabdisturbancesweet gumvirginia coast reserveeastern shoresea level risegeorgiacoastaldead treescedarland conversiontree stumpsaltwaterstorymapsalt toleranttidal inundationdying treesdying forestfloodrising seaskeryn gedangroundwaterfloodingecologydelmarva peninsulablackwater national refugemid atlanticmarshriverbankstumpmarinecordgrasseast coastnew yorktree deathnew jerseyestuaryhurricaneghosts of the coastfloridathe george washington universitygedan labsalt stresssaltwater marshchanging landscapekilling treesmarsh migrationphragmitescoastal marine ecologycoastal educationvirginiableached treeschanging shorelinesalinesalttributariessalt water intrusiondelawaresawgrassswampglobal warmingsouth carolinamullica river estuarycattus islandprime hook national wildlife refugeseawaterforestmaritime forestnorth carolinasomerset countylow elevationchesapeake bayregenerationgeologytideblack needle rushwildfiressalt watersaltwater marshesdroughtcoastal ecologystormpineshoreline