
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmenteast coastbleached treesstorymaptideglobal warmingsouth carolinatributariesgroundwatercattus islandecologytidal inundationnorth carolinasaltwaterphragmitesnew jerseyblack needle rushmaritime foresttree deathsalt tolerant plantsgeorgiaseawaterchanging landscapeland conversiondroughtdelawarestormrising seaschanging shorelineestuarylow elevationsweet gumsurvey123spartina patenswildfiressalt water intrusionsawgrassdisturbancedying treessalt stressdead treesstumpdying forestghosts of the coastswampsalt watereastern shorefloodingblackwater national refugemarshfloodcoastal ecologyshorelinecedarsaltwater marshescoastal marine ecologymid atlantickeryn gedankilling treesvirginiariverbankwetlandswoodghost forestcoastalthe george washington universitycordgrassmarsh migrationfloridagedan labdelmarva peninsulavirginia coast reserveforestchesapeake bayhurricanegeographysapprime hook national wildlife refugetree stumpmarylandsomerset countymullica river estuarysalinegeologysaltblue crabsoilsaltwater marshregenerationmarineclimate changedelaware baynew yorksea level risecoastal educationsalt tolerantpine