
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentkeryn gedancoastal ecologyrising seascoastalsalt tolerantland conversiondelawareeast coastsweet gumnew jerseyfloodingdelmarva peninsuladelaware baygeorgiaglobal warmingchesapeake baynorth carolinastormsomerset countysouth carolinasalt stressfloridagedan labblue crabblackwater national refugeghost foreststorymapsalt water intrusionshorelinecedarsaltsaltwater marshesmarsh migrationmarinethe george washington universityriverbanktree deathcordgrasssalinesalt watermullica river estuaryvirginiasapwoodgroundwaterwildfireschanging shorelineforestsoilsaltwater marshchanging landscapeeastern shoretidedroughtclimate changeecologywetlandsfloodseawatergeologytidal inundationvirginia coast reserveregenerationsurvey123stumpbleached treescattus islanddying forestmarshphragmitesprime hook national wildlife refugeblack needle rushdead treeshurricanecoastal marine ecologyestuarysea level risedisturbancegeographysalt tolerant plantsswampghosts of the coasttributariespinesawgrassspartina patenssaltwaternew yorkmid atlanticcoastal educationmarylanddying treeskilling treeslow elevationmaritime foresttree stump