
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentsalt watersapflooddying forestspartina patenschanging landscapeeastern shoregeologydead treesvirginiaregenerationmarsh migrationdelawaresaltwater marshespineblack needle rushsaltsalt tolerantswampfloodingstorymapkeryn gedanstumpsouth carolinaghosts of the coasttree stumpgeorgiawildfirescedarcoastal ecologychesapeake bayrising seasecologyshorelinethe george washington universitymarshphragmitesmarinegeographyghost forestdelmarva peninsulasalt stressblue crabcattus islandwoodland conversionmarylandstormsaltwater marshsurvey123changing shorelinedisturbancebleached treesestuarytidecoastal educationdroughtkilling treesmullica river estuaryfloridatidal inundationforestsoilcoastal marine ecologycoastalclimate changeprime hook national wildlife refugesalineriverbanksaltwatersawgrasssweet gumdelaware bayglobal warmingblackwater national refugesomerset countysalt tolerant plantsseawatertributariesnew jerseyvirginia coast reservegedan labmid atlanticmaritime foresthurricanesalt water intrusiontree deathdying treeseast coastnew yorkcordgrasswetlandsnorth carolinalow elevationgroundwatersea level rise