
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentdelawareshorelinechanging shorelinesomerset countygroundwatergedan labstorymapmaritime forestmarylandfloridapineeast coastdelmarva peninsulasalineblackwater national refugesouth carolinanew yorkswampnew jerseymarsh migrationcoastalspartina patensnorth carolinasaltwater marshesdead treesstumpvirginia coast reservedying treesseawatercoastal educationsalt tolerantwetlandsblue crabgeorgiasalt stresstidewildfiresfloodingsea level risechesapeake baysaltwaterdying forestmarinevirginiageologyecologydroughtphragmitessaltcedarmid atlantickeryn gedansalt waterforestsurvey123sawgrasstree deathdelaware bayhurricanemarshcordgrasssaltwater marshghosts of the coastsalt tolerant plantsmullica river estuarycoastal ecologycoastal marine ecologysweet gumtidal inundationblack needle rushland conversionestuarywoodflooddisturbanceprime hook national wildlife refugeglobal warminggeographyeastern shorebleached treessapstormregenerationthe george washington universityrising seaschanging landscapetree stumpcattus islandsalt water intrusionriverbanksoilghost forestkilling treestributariesclimate changelow elevation