About Us

Director’s Welcome

Director Robert J. Johnston outlines the impact of the Marsh Institute, which is one of the most productive hubs for research activity and funding at Clark University.

Robert Johnston

About George Perkins Marsh

The biography of Vermonter George Perkins Marsh, considered to be America’s first environmentalist, is anything but boring. He had many careers: lawyer, newspaper editor, sheep farmer, mill owner, lecturer, politician, and diplomat.