[In memory, 1947-2024, obituary] Steve John co-founded and directed the Agricultural Watershed Institute, 2003-2019. AWI’s mission was to conduct research and educational programs on practices and policies that improve water quality, maintain or restore ecosystem health, and conserve land and water resources in agricultural watersheds. A major focus of AWI’s work was on perennial biomass crops for co-production of agricultural goods and environmental services including water quality, soil health, wildlife habitat, and climate mitigation/adaptation. Prior to AWI’s formation, Steve was an environmental consultant specializing in water quality planning. From 1987 to 1995, he served on the Decatur (Illinois) City Council. He was long active in watershed management to protect Lake Decatur and served on the Decatur City Plan Commission and the core group for the Decatur Sustainability Plan. He had a BA in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame.