
Ghosts of the Coast
Document the formation of ghost forests.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceOcean Water MarineEducationEcology & Environmentseawaterthe george washington universityfloridastorymapshorelineestuarykilling treessouth carolinacedartree stumpswamprising seassaltwater marshesmullica river estuarytributariesdisturbancedying treessalinevirginialow elevationtree deathwetlandssweet gumchanging landscapeghost forestcoastal ecologyecologywoodtidedelawarebleached treesghosts of the coastland conversionregenerationgedan labeastern shoremarylandgroundwatercoastal educationsaltwater marshmarshmarinevirginia coast reservesurvey123dying forestcattus islandpinesomerset countyblackwater national refugenorth carolinacoastalstormblack needle rushclimate changesalt tolerantmarsh migrationhurricanenew yorkfloodingsaltmaritime forestdroughtgeographyprime hook national wildlife refugesalt waterwildfireskeryn gedanphragmitesdelmarva peninsulasoildelaware bayblue crabsalt tolerant plantsmid atlanticspartina patenssea level risegeologyglobal warmingfloodsalt water intrusionchanging shorelinenew jerseysawgrasscordgrassdead treeschesapeake baytidal inundationgeorgiaforeststumpeast coastsaltwatercoastal marine ecologysapsalt stressriverbank