John Teal

ionah on June 27, 2024

A black-and-white photo shows a young man standing in the marsh next to a partially completed boardwalk. He is looking towards the camera and holding a walking stick in his right hand.
John Teal (aged 25) collecting data on marsh metabolism from the “Teal Boardwalk” at the UGA Marine Institute. Photo from 1955.

It is with sadness that we pass along the news that John Teal passed away on June 14, 2024. John began his career at the UGA Marine Institute and his legacy carries on. We routinely use the “Teal boardwalk” to access the marsh, and we explain to students and other visitors how influential his early work was in terms of evaluating the energy balance of a salt marsh. We continue to build on that work today as part of the research that is conducted by the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research Project. John’s books are on display in our visitor’s center along with the original sketch for the boardwalk. We also have a disc golf course that we call the “Teal 9”. To read more see https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/obituary/john-moline-teal/