
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidal inundationestuaryrising seasgroundwatertributariesregenerationphragmitesmullica river estuarysaltwater marshsomerset countysaltwater marshesdroughtglobal warmingmaritime forestcoastal ecologyspartina patenscoastal marine ecologysawgrassmarshghost forestmarsh migrationmid atlanticland conversionriverbankvirginia coast reservesaltsalt stresskilling treesdead treessalinegeorgiasalt tolerant plantsswampbleached treesgeologycordgrasscoastal educationkeryn gedanforestchanging shorelinecattus islandecologynew yorkcoastalsweet gumtideghosts of the coastnew jerseyblackwater national refugenorth carolinasapfloridadelawarefloodfloodingblue crabclimate changesouth carolinashorelinewoodsalt tolerantprime hook national wildlife refugesea level risechanging landscapechesapeake baydisturbancedying foresteast coastsalt water intrusionstormwetlandsblack needle rushsoilsalt waterdelaware baystumpvirginiamarinecedargeographygedan labeastern shorestorymaptree stumptree deathseawaterdying treeslow elevationdelmarva peninsulahurricanethe george washington universitymarylandpinesurvey123wildfiressaltwater