Meet Joe Johnson

Director of Operations and Projects

Contact: joe@newriverconservancy.org

Since relocating to Southern Appalachia, Joe has worked for New River State Park and an Ashe County based nursery and stream restoration company. He has been the Contract Supervisor for NRC’s “River Builders Program”, a program that restores native riparian vegetation along degraded streams in the New River watershed. Johnson has also presented programs for NRC at their annual Saved by a Salamander event.

His experiences living and working in Ashe County have given him a deep appreciation of the culture, rivers and public lands in the High Country. With almost 17 years of experience in science-based conservation, Joe understands how important the relationship and interactions between the land and humans are for protecting and restoring biological communities.  His extensive experience in protecting biodiversity and the integrity of natural landscapes will serve NRC and the New River watershed well.  “My passion has always been conservation, nature, and helping people use natural resources wisely”. When not working, Joe enjoys fishing, hiking, floating, hunting, birding, discovering new plants, mushrooms, fish and places.

 

Master of Science, Biology, Missouri State University, 2014
Bachelor of Science, Wildlife Biology, Missouri State University, 2012