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It doesn't take a scientist or forester to see that NAmerica's forests are changing rapidly, sometimes in ways never seen before. For #thicktrunktuesday let's review some new terms being used to describe these changes, & take a tour thru America's Forests of the Anthropocene. 🧵 
'Ghost forests' are those killed by sea level rise or increased flooding tied to climate change. Bc of rising water tables, once coastal forests die they're unlikely to be replaced. Ghost forests have been ⬆️ rapidly along parts of the eastern seaboard. 2/ washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
'Zombie forests' are comprised of trees that established near of the edge of their envrmtl tolerance & are surviving now, but their long-term persistence is likely doomed bc the increasingly warmer/drier climate no longer supports them. 3/ washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…
On this chilly #thicktrunktuesday, let's take a mid-winter trip to the warm Southwest desert and, to begin, play a quick guessing game. Which of these two trees do you think is older -- the 200' tall coast redwood or the squat, sprawly guy on the right? 🧵1/8
Yes, that desert ironwood (Olneya tesota) has likely been around longer than many much larger, faster-growing redwoods. Ironwoods may not be the most impressive old-growth tree in terms of size, but often very old & important to the Sonoran desert ecosystems where they grow. 2/8
A member of the legume family, ironwoods grow on valley floors & dry washes <2,500 ft in SoCal, AZ & nw Mexico. The name comes from their remarkably dense 'iron-like' wood. One of the heaviest in the world, ironwood is so heavy that if you drop a chunk into water, it sinks! 3/8
This is #EarthOvershoot day but also the start of something. What 100 things for the climate are you going to do in the #100DaysOfPossibility between now and #COP26?
1. Wrote a briefing on farm carbon audits for colleagues
(I'll never keep this up for 100 days - but it seems worth a try!)
#100DaysOfPossibility
(I'll never keep this up for 100 days - but it seems worth a try!)
#100DaysOfPossibility
2. My forum with @Galbraith_Rural colleagues generated fantastic discussion on net zero farms. Thanks to this smiley lot who were happy to stay on for this photo to mark the start of something exciting!😃😄🙂😀😁🙃😊😃 #100DaysOfPossibility
