Source: Mike McHugh, BLUERIDGE NOW, 7/22/18


 
For decades, Tom Mattison has been concerned about water quality in natural areas throughout Eastern North Carolina.
In 1996 Mattison channeled his inner passion by becoming a founding board member of the New River Foundation. His work with the foundation led to the founding of the White Oak New River Alliance, which is a Waterkeeper Alliance licensed program, according to Mattison’s biography on the Waterkeeper’s website. He finds issue with the state’s hog industry as it interacts with the environment.

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