
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentphragmitessea level risesalinehurricanedying forestghosts of the coastvirginiacattus islandkilling treessurvey123groundwatertidecordgrasssweet gumsomerset countynew jerseydroughtmid atlanticrising seasforestsouth carolinakeryn gedanswampnorth carolinatree deathpineriverbanksapchanging landscapetidal inundationmullica river estuarysalt waterstorymapgeographymarsh migrationsaltwater marshesblack needle rushecologysaltwaterseawaterblue crabdead treesestuarygeorgiaeastern shorestumpthe george washington universitysawgrasscoastal marine ecologycoastaldisturbancedying treessalt water intrusiontree stumpsaltshorelinetributariessalt tolerantmarshmarinespartina patenseast coastcoastal educationdelmarva peninsulawildfirescedarbleached treesdelawarewoodvirginia coast reservemarylandwetlandssoilmaritime forestclimate changechesapeake baysalt stressgeologyregenerationfloodingfloodstormgedan labsalt tolerant plantsland conversionnew yorkglobal warmingblackwater national refugelow elevationsaltwater marshdelaware baychanging shorelinefloridaprime hook national wildlife refugeghost forestcoastal ecology