
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenttidal inundationecologysomerset countychesapeake bayblack needle rushsaltwater marshdying treesdelawaremaritime forestsea level risevirginiawoodsalt waternew yorkstormeast coastdisturbancecoastal ecologycoastalphragmitescedarseawaterfloridasaltwatermarylandgedan labsalt tolerant plantssalt tolerantcattus islandmid atlanticghost forestbleached treeseastern shorecordgrasslow elevationfloodsurvey123delaware baytributariestidegeologythe george washington universitygeorgiastumpsouth carolinaglobal warmingclimate changeforestwetlandssweet gumfloodinggroundwatercoastal educationspartina patenswildfiresdead treesdelmarva peninsulapinenorth carolinageographykeryn gedansalt water intrusionchanging shorelineestuarysawgrasssaltmullica river estuaryblackwater national refugesalt stressdying forestsalineriverbankchanging landscapesoilland conversionshorelineghosts of the coastdroughttree stumptree deathstorymapnew jerseycoastal marine ecologyregenerationvirginia coast reservemarsh migrationmarshsaphurricanesaltwater marshesmarineswampkilling treesprime hook national wildlife refugeblue crabrising seas