
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsea level risecedarsawgrassstormsapblack needle rushlow elevationsweet gummarinedelaware baytidal inundationsoilghosts of the coastdying treesdying forestchanging landscapekilling treescoastalsaltprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwater marshesland conversionshorelinesaltwater marshdelmarva peninsulableached treesfloodregenerationswampnorth carolinadelawarevirginia coast reserveforestcordgrasskeryn gedansalt tolerantcattus islandwoodnew jerseygeorgianew yorkhurricanefloridablue crabseawatermarylandmullica river estuarysomerset countymid atlanticriverbankmarshglobal warmingwildfiresmaritime forestdead treeschanging shorelinepinerising seasestuarydisturbancegeographyghost forestfloodingmarsh migrationstorymapthe george washington universitygroundwatersurvey123salt stresstidegedan labvirginiatree stumpsalt watersaltwatergeologytree deathspartina patensecologyeast coastcoastal educationwetlandsblackwater national refugesouth carolinasalinetributariesclimate changedroughtsalt tolerant plantssalt water intrusioneastern shorecoastal ecologyphragmiteschesapeake baystumpcoastal marine ecology