
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentmarinetidewoodsalt water intrusiongroundwatersalt tolerantestuarysalinestormdelawaresurvey123saltwater marshmarylandsoilmaritime forestsea level risedelmarva peninsulamarshprime hook national wildlife refugeforestsaltwatermid atlanticgeorgiagedan labsaltchanging landscaperising seasecologyeastern shoretributariescoastal educationfloodingfloodghost forestblack needle rushpinetree stumpwetlandsvirginiadroughtsomerset countydelaware baysapkeryn gedandisturbancesalt stressgeographyvirginia coast reserveghosts of the coastwildfiresnorth carolinastumpcedarkilling treesregenerationswampstorymaptree deathsouth carolinadying forestshorelinesalt tolerant plantsdying treesbleached treeshurricanesaltwater marshesland conversionspartina patenschanging shorelinetidal inundationphragmitesclimate changesawgrassgeologychesapeake bayblue crabnew yorkriverbankdead treessweet gumnew jerseythe george washington universityseawatercattus islandeast coastglobal warmingcoastal marine ecologysalt watermullica river estuaryblackwater national refugecoastal ecologymarsh migrationlow elevationcoastalfloridacordgrass