I am sad to report that Jody Connor, long-time director of limnology with the New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services, died June 9 at Concord (NH) Hospital. He was 58.
Jody was a tireless leader in and advocate for protecting not only NH's lakes but water quality around the globe. He played a key roll in issues ranging from shoreland runoff and invasive weeds to fish habitat and loon nest protection. He was an active member of several professional including the North American Lake Management Society. He initiated the U.S.-Israel Sister Lakes Partnership which helped Israelis set up volunteer assessment programs using NH's successful Volunteer Lake Assessment Programs (VLAP) as models for similar programs launched in Israel in 2002. In 2009, he was awarded the Gulf of Maine Visionary Award in recognition of "innovation, creativity, and commitment to marine protection to the health of the Gulf of Maine." Published obituary is posted online at www.concordmonitor.com/obituaries. To sign an online guestbook, please visit www.petitfuneralhome.com. He will be very greatly missed. ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ E. Ann Poole, MSc, Principal Poole Ecological & Environmental Consultancy PO Box 890, 741 Beard Rd Hillsborough, NH 03244 (603)478-1178 e...@gsinet.net www.eannpoole.com ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
