
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentblackwater national refugemaritime forestprime hook national wildlife refugesaltwater marshmarinekilling treespinetree deathstormwetlandsphragmitessalt toleranteastern shoreblue crabland conversionkeryn gedansalineforeststumptidal inundationsawgrasssurvey123woodtributariesmarsh migrationsomerset countybleached treescedarglobal warmingrising seassapvirginiamid atlanticspartina patensdelaware baycordgrassshorelinechesapeake bayswampdying forestlow elevationsaltwater marshesdelmarva peninsulacoastal educationwildfiressweet gumdying treesmarylandmarshmullica river estuaryhurricanesalt stresscattus islandgroundwaternew yorkdroughtsalt water intrusionstorymapthe george washington universityfloodingecologychanging shorelinedisturbancesalt tolerant plantsghost forestgeologytideeast coastcoastal ecologycoastal marine ecologysaltghosts of the coasttree stumpriverbankfloodregenerationdelawarevirginia coast reserveblack needle rushsaltwatercoastalnew jerseyestuarysalt watergeorgianorth carolinasea level risesoilsouth carolinafloridageographygedan labchanging landscapeclimate changeseawaterdead trees