
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentwetlandsdroughtcordgrassnew yorkgedan labcattus islandgeologylow elevationtributariessalinepinesweet gumstumpchanging shorelinestormblack needle rushblue crabmaritime forestland conversionmarylandwildfiresmid atlantictidal inundationfloridaclimate changesaltwaterbleached treesprime hook national wildlife refugewoodthe george washington universitycoastal educationvirginiacoastaldelmarva peninsulachesapeake bayspartina patenssalt tolerantshorelinephragmitesstorymapnew jerseymarsheast coastblackwater national refugesouth carolinafloodingmarsh migrationgeographychanging landscapetree stumpecologysoildisturbancegeorgiadelawarenorth carolinamarinecedartidegroundwatersurvey123somerset countysaltwater marshesdying forestrising seasdying treesestuaryfloodhurricanesea level risesaptree deathsalt stressglobal warmingriverbankvirginia coast reservesaltforestghosts of the coastseawatersalt tolerant plantsregenerationdead treeseastern shoreghost forestkilling treeskeryn gedansalt watermullica river estuarysawgrasscoastal ecologyswampdelaware baycoastal marine ecologysaltwater marshsalt water intrusion