
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentchanging landscapechesapeake baydisturbancemaritime foresttree stumptidal inundationstumpsalt tolerant plantssouth carolinaclimate changegedan labghost forestfloodwildfiresgeorgiasalt tolerantsea level risesaltwetlandsecologysomerset countyfloridanew yorkdead treessapsaltwater marshesspartina patenseast coastcoastal marine ecologylow elevationdelmarva peninsulableached treesmarsh migrationsalt water intrusionsaltwaterstormdelaware baydroughtblackwater national refugeland conversiontideghosts of the coastsweet gumhurricaneeastern shoresalineblue crabthe george washington universityrising seassoilmid atlanticmarinephragmitescattus islandpineblack needle rushmullica river estuarycordgrasssurvey123coastalkilling treesmarylandcoastal ecologyprime hook national wildlife refugegeologyswampnew jerseyforeststorymapfloodingvirginia coast reservevirginiashorelinegroundwatersawgrassglobal warmingsaltwater marshregenerationsalt waterriverbankmarshnorth carolinatree deathcedarseawaterkeryn gedantributariescoastal educationdelawaresalt stressdying treeswoodchanging shorelinedying forestestuarygeography