Great news, Phil, and congratuations (well deserved) to Jon. ----Walt
Phil Pister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: DFC'ers: This describes very well-deserved recognition of the work done in Nevada by Jon Sjöberg. Thanks to Bill Kepner for sending this out. Congrats from all of us, Jon!! Phil Edwin P. (Phil) Pister Executive Secretary, Desert Fishes Council Begin forwarded message: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: July 24, 2007 6:32:50 PM PDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: "Eric S Gustafson" > Subject: Some good news to share. > > Hi Phil: > > I wanted to share a bit of good news that was recently published in > our > local newspaper (Las Vegas Review Journal) yesterday regarding Jon > Sjoberg, a long-standing DFC member. > > Jon was just named a 2007 National Recovery Champion by the U.S. Fish > and Wildlife Service for his work in recovering threatened and > endangered species in the United States. He is one of only 16 > recipients > selected nationwide for the award. As you probably know Jon has been a > fisheries biologist with the Nevada Dept. of Wildlife since 1980; > he is > currently the Fisheries Supervisor for Southern Nevada and he has > had a > particular focus on recovering nongame fish since 1989. > > This might be something worth sharing with the other members of the > Council. It signifies a high level of achievement and is a well- > deserved > award. Congratulations to him. > > Best regards, > > Bill > > > > William G. Kepner, Research Ecologist > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > > > Office of Research and Development, Landscape Ecology Branch > P.O. Box 93478, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-3478 USA > (or 944 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 USA) > Tel: 702-798-2193; FAX: 702-798-2208 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ______________________________________________ Walter R. Courtenay, Jr., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Zoology 5005 NW 59th Terrace Gainesville, FL 32653-4065 Phone: (352)371-8302; cellphone (352)359-4434 Fax: (352)378-4956 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <*)}}}}>< Office: U.S. Geological Survey 7920 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653-3071 Phone: (352)264-3519 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
