Ellie Johnson
Invasive Species and the Health of Trees
July 5, 2 - 4 pm
Northern Michigan's forests are dealing with many emerging threats, both invasive and domestic. Please join a talk by Ellie Johnson, the Conservation District forester for Leelanau, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties to discuss site selection for planting trees, oak wilt, climate change and other abiotic stressors, and invasive pests such as hemlock woolly adelgid, beech bark disease, and Asian longhorned beetle. Handouts on various topics will be provided, and there will be a Q&A section at the end.
Ellie is the Forestry Assistance Program Forester, serving landowners in Leelanau, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties. She is incredibly excited to be in the area, having just moved to Michigan in July 2021 for a job with Antrim Conservation District working as a resilient habitat technician monitoring invasive species presence. Prior to this, she was a student at Clemson University researching longleaf pine restoration practices and graduated with an MS in Forest Resources in August 2021.
Originally from Erie, PA, Ellie grew up on a small family farm with her two brothers and playing lots of sports. She graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in December 2016 with a BS in Environmental Biology and a BSe in Secondary Biology Education. Before starting graduate school in January 2019, she lived in seven states holding various environmental education and field technician positions. She’s been on quite a few road trips exploring the country and loves to hear about others’ adventures.
When she’s not walking through the woods, Ellie enjoys drawing plants, strumming the ukulele, drinking tea, throwing a frisbee, and cooking with friends.