
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsoilsomerset countylow elevationrising seasshorelineghosts of the coastsalt stresschanging landscapewoodtideglobal warmingcordgrassmarshspartina patenscoastalestuarythe george washington universitygeographydead treespinekeryn gedanstormcoastal marine ecologydelawareblue crabmarsh migrationsaltwatertidal inundationvirginia coast reservedelaware bayeastern shorekilling treesmid atlantictree deathclimate changewetlandsfloodsaltecologysawgrassstumpblack needle rushgroundwatersalt tolerant plantswildfiresriverbankseawatergeologysweet gumphragmitessalt tolerantsurvey123marineprime hook national wildlife refugedelmarva peninsulamaritime forestcoastal educationmarylandeast coastcedarsalt watercoastal ecologysalt water intrusionbleached treesmullica river estuaryblackwater national refugesouth carolinadying treesgedan labnew jerseyghost forestnorth carolinatree stumpdisturbancechanging shorelinesea level risefloodingvirginiadroughtland conversionsalinechesapeake baystorymapsaltwater marshregenerationhurricanedying forestswampgeorgiaforestfloridanew yorksapsaltwater marshestributariescattus island