
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentriverbankmarylandfloodingsurvey123floodsaltwaterecologyestuarymullica river estuaryghost forestsalt waterblack needle rushmaritime forestnorth carolinasalt stressstumpdying treesdroughtsaltwater marshvirginiaglobal warmingforestthe george washington universitymarshwetlandsdelawarewildfireskeryn gedancoastal marine ecologysalinenew yorkdelmarva peninsulachanging landscapeeastern shorestorymaplow elevationsaltdead treesclimate changesalt water intrusionmarsh migrationnew jerseyblackwater national refugesaltwater marshesfloridagedan labswampsweet gumsalt tolerantregenerationeast coastcoastal ecologyblue crabcordgrasstree stumpgroundwatermid atlanticchanging shorelinetributariesspartina patensghosts of the coastgeorgiakilling treescattus islandrising seascoastalsea level risetree deathphragmitesdelaware bayseawaterdying foresttidetidal inundationsoilgeographysalt tolerant plantsshorelinegeologyprime hook national wildlife refugewoodsawgrasshurricanebleached treesvirginia coast reserveland conversionpinedisturbancecoastal educationsomerset countysouth carolinamarinestormcedarchesapeake baysap