
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentgeorgiadying forestfloridamarsh migrationchanging shorelinetidal inundationsweet gumsalt stressspartina patensbleached treeseastern shorekilling treesblackwater national refugedelawarenew jerseykeryn gedangedan labwildfiresdroughttidedelmarva peninsulasea level risevirginia coast reservesomerset countymarylandblue crabwoodsaltwater marshlow elevationdead treessalt watersaltwatersurvey123saltmarinegeographycoastal ecologyblack needle rushforestfloodsalt tolerantcedarcoastal educationsalt tolerant plantsrising seaschanging landscapetributariescordgrasspineclimate changecoastalgeologyseawatereast coaststormwetlandsdelaware baychesapeake bayregenerationdisturbanceghost forestsouth carolinaland conversionmaritime forestecologymullica river estuarysaltwater marshessalt water intrusionsalinegroundwaterhurricanecoastal marine ecologymarshvirginiasawgrassstorymapsapriverbanksoilnorth carolinathe george washington universitystumpnew yorkglobal warmingprime hook national wildlife refugedying treesswampmid atlanticphragmitesghosts of the coasttree stumpshorelineestuarytree deathcattus islandflooding