Mary Alsentzer

Contact person/application address Contact Name: Mary Alsentzer, Executive Director

Phone: (252) 637-7972 or (252) 946-7211

Fax: (252) 514-0051 or (252) 946-9492

MARY ALSENTZER

PTRF executive director

MARY ALSENTZER

executive director, PTRF

I think that the Sierra Club and PTRF want to make sure the public is getting the full picture , PTRF executive director Mary Alsentzer said.Certainly we recognize that there are severe problems caused by beavers , but we want people to know the benefits they offer..

Alsentzer said beavers provide important wetlands , which provide habitats for wildlife and help purify water.

Today's meeting will feature a panel of experts on wildlife resources , wetlands , water quality , beaver management and county planning.Participants can discuss possible solutions to drainage problems.

There are many techniques that allow the water to drain - none of which have been used in the county , Alsentzer said.I just wish we might try some of these officially.It seems all we hear about is getting rid of the beavers..

"We thought the river could use more than one cleanup a year," said Mary Alsentzer, the foundation's executive director.
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Mary Alsentzer, executive director of the PTRF, represented the organization at the international meeting of the Waterkeeper Alliance held this year in Salt Lake City.

Licensed waterkeepers (riverkeepers, lakekeepers, baykeepers, coastkeepers and others) serve as witnesses to the condition of the ecosystems for which they are responsible.They are full-time environmental advocates spending much of their time on the water, responding to citizen concerns, identifying problems affecting the program's identified body of water and devising appropriate remedies to address those problems.

"PTRF will be seeking additional grants and donations to fund this position and the equipment needed for carrying out the many duties of a riverkeeper," Alsentzer said."We are proud and fortunate to become part of Waterkeeper Alliance and all that its name and record of success mean."

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Alsentzer expects to be able to officially launch the PTRF's Riverkeeper Program within 18 months, depending on monetary support for the program.

For more information on the Waterkeeper Alliance, visit www.waterkeeper.org.

For information about the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, visit www.ptrf.org.

,The Board (of Directors) is in excellent hands for the coming 25th anniversary year of PTRF,, Mary Alsentzer, executive director, said. ,These are extremely dedicated people who understand the importance of a healthy river to our local economy.I look forward to working with them.,

Mary Alsentzer, executive director of the PTRF, attended the graduation ceremony and reception last week.

Alsentzer said the purpose of the program was "to raise awareness that the public owns the waters of North Carolina, and we should be invested in it."

She added that the greatest problem with the rivers in the state is runoff: from urban stormwater to agricultural runoff.

"Everybody is part of the problem," Alsentzer said, "so it will take all of us to solve."