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Lynnette Batt
Associate Director, River Restoration Program, NC
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Lynnette works with communities across North Carolina and the Southeast to remove unsafe and outdated dams by providing technical assistance and general guidance for these projects. Lynnette also coordinates the region's American Rivers-NOAA Community Based Restoration Partnership grant program, which provides funding to local communities to restore rivers and enhance native fish passage.
Background: Lynnette joined American Rivers in 2009. Prior to this, she worked as an environmental planning consultant for state and federal infrastructure projects. She also worked with the North Carolina Coastal Federation on coastal policy and planning issues, developing a community-based watershed action plan to restore health to a coastal river. Lynnette is a life-long equestrian, and has trained horses and taught riding lessons for over a decade.
Education: B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine; Sea Education Association Class S184, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Master of Environmental Management (MEM) from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Favorite River: Eno River in North Carolina
Blog Posts By This Author
Voice Support for Removing Milburnie Dam in North Carolina
December 9, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
American Rivers supports removing Milburnie Dam, located on the Neuse River in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina. We encourage you to do the same by submitting comments to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Read more »What’s So Bad About Dams, Anyway?
September 6, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers
In our line of work removing old dams to restore rivers, one of the most common questions people ask is “what’s so bad about dams, anyway?” It’s a great question and could be a short or long answer, depending on how detailed you want to get. I’ll attempt to summarize the key issues here.
Read more »Dams, Fish and Mussels, oh my! Sampling the Uwharrie River, NC
June 6, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers
A recent field trip to the Uwharrie River in North Carolina reminded me of the incredible biological diversity of Southeastern rivers. The Southeast is home to almost 2/3 of all the freshwater fish species in North America, and over 90% of the freshwater mussels. Yet much of this diversity is being lost at a frightening pace, due in part to habitat degradation by tens of thousands of outdated dams.
Read more »Dam Removal Highlighted in NC Wildlife Magazine
February 11, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers
Wildlife in North Carolina" magazine, published by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, highlights dam removal efforts from mountains to coast in their February 2011 issue.
Read more »Law Center Names 3 Rivers Endangered
February 7, 2011
The Southern Environmental Law Center recently released their “Top Ten Endangered Places 2011.” These are scenic, ecologically significant natural areas in the Southeast that are imperiled due to poor decisions. Of the ten on the list, three are rivers.
Read more »Paddling the Little River in NC: America's 4th Most Endangered River
June 28, 2010 | Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Dams & Dam Removal Read more »
Success Follows the Dillsboro Dam Removal
June 15, 2010 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers Read more »
School kids send American Shad home to the Neuse
May 13, 2010 | Dams & Dam Removal Read more »
Contact Information
Southeast Region
331 West Main Street
Suite 504
Durham, NC 27701
Phone:
919-682-3500 (Peter)
919-682-3197 (Lynnette)
919-682-3660 (Steve)
