Ann Reid, Great Bay Coast Watch director, retired at the end of December. Ann, the well-known face of the Docent Program, has led the program from its inception.

The program has grown and established itself as a Seacoast institution under her leadership. To determine the future course of the program, a program review committee will be established to  address its status. The committee will review the history and look at how to shape its future with representatives of Seacoast agencies and non-profits and others who do similar work. The review will determine a configuration for the Watch that best addresses the needs of the region and the mission of outreach and data collection that is at the heart of the program.

We will certainly miss Ann’s efforts for Cooperative Extension and the Great Bay Coast Watch, and as those who know Ann, she is caring and attentive to the needs of her many volunteers, quick to help whenever needed, and committed to marine education and protecting the salty water of New Hampshire. Ann is still a Docent, so we fully expect to see her frequently, with camera in hand.

In the top right photo, I presented Ann with the framed John Hatch mural of "The Falls," which depicts the Durham waterfront in the 1820s.