
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsaltwater marshesdead treeslow elevationrising seasghost forestblack needle rushvirginianew jerseygeorgiasweet gumsalt tolerantmaritime forestblue crabsapwoodphragmitesspartina patensvirginia coast reservemarylandclimate changeswampthe george washington universitytidal inundationcattus islandcoastal marine ecologystumpgeographyeastern shoresurvey123wildfiresshorelineghosts of the coastestuarychanging shorelineglobal warmingland conversionnorth carolinacordgrassblackwater national refugecoastal educationsalt tolerant plantsfloodsalt stressstorymapfloodingnew yorkdelmarva peninsuladying forestmid atlanticseawatercedarsalinegroundwaterpinetree deathsaltwater marshdying treessouth carolinakeryn gedanprime hook national wildlife refugeriverbanksomerset countysalt watercoastal ecologyfloridasawgrasshurricanemarinesaltwatereast coastgeologytidemarsh migrationmullica river estuarydelaware baytree stumpchanging landscapedroughtecologydelawareforestsaltkilling treescoastalsalt water intrusionwetlandsdisturbancebleached treestributariesregenerationchesapeake baygedan labsea level risestormsoilmarsh