MONTAGUE, MA, February 12, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Josephine H. Watson, Esq. has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Ms. Watson has established herself as a distinguished legal consultant at Mycelial Law LLC, where she has served since 2024. In this role, she supports nonprofit and mission-driven organizations contributing to bioregional development initiatives. Central to her approach is a practice of bioregional listening—treating land, communities, and ecological processes as primary sources of legal and governance intelligence. Her work includes engaging with philanthropists to explore how philanthropic capital can support emerging forms of place-based and parallel governance, as well as coordinating program reform recommendations from farmers, soil scientists, and local extension service professionals. Her work bridges legal design, ecological science, and cultural practice to support governance systems capable of adapting to living realities.

Ms. Watson is recognized as an emerging steward in the field of Earth Law, bringing a collaborative and systems-oriented approach to legal design. She actively engages with practitioners and scholars shaping the evolution of Earth Law as a discipline. Prior to founding Mycelial Law, she served as a program associate at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, supporting the Conservation Finance Network from 2023 to 2024. In 2022, she was a legal coordinator at Regen Network Development, PBC, where she helped develop legal frameworks supporting regenerative agriculture initiatives.

From 2020 to 2022, Ms. Watson led research for the Regeneration Fund at Conscious Capital, focusing on financing strategies for ecological restoration. She also served as a legal extern with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund from 2021 to 2022, supporting community-driven environmental legal actions. Earlier in her career, she held academic and research roles at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University between 2017 and 2020. As founder of the Northeast Healthy Soil Network Braintrust and a researcher in soil regeneration policy, she contributed to the development of regional soil health strategies. She also worked as a freelance researcher for The New School from 2019 to 2020 and as a strategy consultant for Soil4Climate in 2019.

Ms. Watson's practical experience includes agricultural production work as a member of the production crew at Cedar Circle Farm in 2019 and service as an intern with the Global Soil Partnership at the Food and Agriculture Organization from 2018 to 2019. Her expertise in international policy was further developed through her role as an international policy analyst with Soil4Climate in 2018.

Her legislative experience includes serving as a legislative intern for Vice Chair Stephen Kulik in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2018. At Tufts University, Ms. Watson held several leadership roles, including co-president of the Tufts Food Rescue Collaborative and student representative on the Environmental Studies Committee from 2016 to 2018. She also served as president of the Tufts Panhellenic Council from 2015 to 2017. Throughout her early career, she developed interdisciplinary experience spanning environmental research, food justice, ethical business practices, nonprofit development, public engagement, and community advocacy.

Ms. Watson's professional expertise lies at the intersection of contract law, nonprofit law, environmental law, and Earth Law. She is particularly recognized for her role in facilitating the successful passage of Massachusetts Healthy Soil legislation, underscoring the policy impact of her research and advocacy. She remains active in professional organizations including the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers for a Green New Deal Speakers Bureau, Regeneration International, and the Society for Earth Law.

Academically, Ms. Watson earned a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment in 2024, completing the People, Equity, and Environment track, and a Juris Doctor with a focus on regional climate change adaptation from Vermont Law and Graduate School in 2022. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with concentrations in sustainability, policy, equity, and political science, as well as a minor in economics, from Tufts University in 2018. Her secondary education includes a diploma from the International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland in 2014, following earlier studies at Greenwich Academy.

Her professional credentials include certification as a yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance in 2020, designation as a soil advocate by Kiss the Ground since 2019, and completion of Basic Security in the Field training through the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2018. She was admitted to practice law by the Vermont Bar Association in 2022.

Ms. Watson attributes her professional development to the encouragement of her parents, Hilary Watson and Joe Watson, who fostered her limitless curiosity and intellectual navigation of the human experience, and appreciation for cosmopolitan history, art, and the potential for living in thriving community. She also credits mentors including William Moomaw, Neva Goodwin, Anne-Marie Codur, Susanna Choe, Ferananda Ibarra, Arthur Brock, Jenny Heinze, Juan Carlos Kaiten and Helen Slottje for their guidance.

Her decision to pursue law was shaped by formative experiences in Vermont during the 2010s, where engagement with soil health and food system reform informed her interest in participatory governance. Influenced by the writings of Paul Kahn and sustained by years of regional organizing, she continues to emphasize the importance of responsive, place-based action in addressing ecological challenges.

Ms. Watson's scholarly contributions include co-authoring The Multifaceted Role of Soil in the Near East and North Africa (FAO, 2019) and Climate Smart or Regenerative Agriculture? Defining Climate Policies Based on Soil Health (Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2018). Her accomplishments have been recognized through academic and civic honors including induction into the Tufts Honos Civicus Society, recognition by the Tufts University Environmental Studies Department, and selection as a Tisch Summer Fellow.

Outside of her professional work, Ms. Watson cultivates medicinal herbs, prepares herbal remedies, and performs as a singer. Looking ahead, she remains committed to fostering philanthropic networks that support community-led climate adaptation and resilience, with a focus on strengthening place-based initiatives and celebrating local leadership.

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