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Peter Raabe
North Carolina Conservation Director
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Peter leads American Rivers' work in North Carolina focusing on state level policy. Some of the biggest natural challenges facing the state in the coming decades will be in the areas of water quality and quantity. His work advocates for more natural solutions to manage polluted stormwater run-off and using the limited clean water available in the state in the most efficient way practicable. Additionally, he leads American River's federal budget work in Washington D.C., advocating for adequate federal investment in our river resources.
Background: Peter joined American Rivers in September 2001. He started as the River Restoration Finance Associate, developing and coordinating American River's river restoration granting program. In 2002, he took on responsibilities for coordinating and advocating for American Rivers federal appropriations priorities. In 2004, he was chosen as one of the chairs of the environmental community's Budget and Appropriations Committee.
Previously, he worked for River Network in Washington, D.C. focusing on organizational development and policy coordination of watershed groups throughout the country. Peter also brings with him experience as a staffer in the U.S. Senate, organizing experience with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and experience as a Democratic Committeeman for the Democratic Party of the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Education: B.A. in American Government and Environmental Studies specializing in watershed protection from Franklin and Marshall College
Favorite River: The Mississippi River, near the mouth of the river
Blog Posts By This Author
Green Infrastructure Working for North Carolina
May 4, 2012 | Clean Water, Greening Water Infrastructure, Innovative Water Management, Stormwater & Sewage
Green infrastructure practices are gaining popularity as more cities and towns begin to look for innovative ways to effectively manage stormwater. The benefits of green infrastructure practices are clear: less water pollution, cleaner air, and greater energy efficiency, but there are still a few barriers to overcome before these practices will be implemented on a larger scale.
Read more »A Vision Of Green Roofs In Durham, NC
April 5, 2012 | Clean Water, Greening Water Infrastructure, Stormwater & Sewage
North Carolina has a stormwater problem. It is a great place to live and because of that a lot of people have moved here creating a lot of development. That development happened with very little regard for water quality. Many of the rivers are polluted due to pollution carried in stormwater that runs off the developed lands.
Read more »In With the New Out With the Old...Toilet
January 23, 2012 | Water Efficiency, Water Supply, Greening Water Infrastructure, Clean Water, Global Warming, Innovative Water Management
This fall I was committed to renovating my old 1980’s style bathroom. Now that it is done my wife and I disagree a bit about what the coolest feature of the new bathroom is, she likes the claw foot bathtub, but I am excited about the toilet. Yeah, the toilet. Anyone who works in water supply policy or infrastructure will sooner or later come down to a conversation about toilets
Read more »The Origin of Water (Apologies to Darwin)
September 2, 2011 | Clean Water, Water Supply
Where does our water come from? And how did it get there? For some folks the answer is the grocery store (and Fiji) but for most of us the answer is that it flows out of the tap when we turn it on. Though the reality is that the water does not just magically appear in either place; it is a long process.
Read more »Little River Reprieve
December 2, 2010 | Most Endangered Rivers, Water Efficiency
With almost no fanfare at all the City of Raleigh Public Utility Department announced that the proposed Little River Reservoir would be delayed for at least two years. This delay does not rescue the Little River from the ranks of America’s Most Endangered Rivers. It merely gives us more time to work to convince the leaders of Raleigh that the best way to secure reliable water supplies into the future is through water efficiency.
Read more »Falls Lake -- Cleaning the Lake Means Cleaning the Rivers
August 20, 2010 | Greening Water Infrastructure, Clean Water, Small Streams & Wetlands, Stormwater & Sewage Read more »
How Much Water Does North Carolina Have?
July 30, 2010 | Clean Water, Water Supply, Water Efficiency, Global Warming Read more »
North Carolina's Failing Falls Lake
June 18, 2010 | Greening Water Infrastructure, Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Restoring Rivers, Stormwater & Sewage, Small Streams & Wetlands 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)
