MARSHALL JOHNSON
RETREAT PLANNING TEAM MEMBER

National Audubon Society

Marshall Johnson leads Audubon’s strategies for hemispheric conservation to address unprecedented climate change and biodiversity crises that threatens the future of more than two-thirds of North American birds. A gifted strategist and storyteller, Marshall’s brings together Audubon’s science, on the ground conservation, and policy teams across The Americas in support of Audubon’s growing movement of more than 2 million members. His extensive experience building conservation communities and developing public-private partnerships is helping to deliver national and international conservation impact.

Prior to being named Chief Conservation Officer, Marshall served as Vice President for Audubon Dakotas where he spearheaded the development and launch of the Northern Great Plains Grasslands project, which has conserved nearly 500,000 acres across the Dakotas, enrolling over 300 farmers, ranchers and communities. Marshall also served as Vice President of Audubon’s Conservation Ranching Initiative, now America’s largest regenerative, bird-friendly grasslands certification, spanning more than 3.5M acres across 16 states.

In addition to overseeing key Audubon partnerships throughout the US, Canada, Latin America, and in the Caribbean, Marshall serves on the North American Wetlands Conservation Coalition and the Neotropical Bird Conservation Advisory Group, supporting the Migratory Bird Act and the Neotropical Bird Act, laws instituted to protect migratory birds across the Western Hemisphere. An avid outdoorsman, he is also a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council. Marshall resides in Fargo, ND