Erik Dorr Johnson

A memorial service will be held at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, Florida on October 13, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. The internment will be at Christ Episcopal Church in Valdosta, Georgia on October 14, 2011, at 1 p.m.

Erik was born on March 2, 1963 in Opelika, Alabama, the fifth son of Lewis Warren Johnson and the late Marilyn Christensen Johnson. Erik attended Auburn High School graduating in 1982. Erik went on to receive a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1986. Erik completed his Master's degree in Agronomy from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, in 1989.

Erik's professional life was dedicated to the conservation of Florida's ecosystems, where he passionately pursued interests in old-growth protection, restoration of southern pine forests, conservation of native plants, and prescribed fire management. While in the Tallahassee area, Erik held positions with the Florida Wildlife Federation, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and most recently with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Florida where he was the Forest Ecologist.

Erik is survived by his wife, Amy Louttit Johnson and two children, Maren Augusta Louttit Johnson and Jonas Asahel Louttit Johnson. He is also survived by his father Lewis Warren Johnson (Auburn, Alabama); his brothers Timothy Whipple Johnson (Auburn, Alabama), Andrew Allen Johnson (Auburn, Alabama), Chris Nielsen Johnson and wife Pam (Olympia, Washington), Matthew Gray Johnson (Ogden, Utah); and his sister Jennifer Marie Shumack and Marcus (Montgomery, Alabama). Erik has twelve nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers the family requests charitable donations to one of the following organizations, all of which are integral to Erik's life's work: Florida Natural Areas Inventory (fnai.org) or the Atlanta Botanical Gardens carnivorous plant restoration efforts (www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/get-involved/give), which benefit Florida State Parks.

Arrangements are under the direction of Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Tallahassee, FL.