Betsy Martin
Betsy Martin spent her career as a researcher improving methods and measurements in the decennial census and government surveys. When she retired from the U.S. Census Bureau in 2007, she enrolled in the then-new Virginia Master Naturalist program and embarked on a second career as an environmental activist and volunteer.
She is a Wildlife Sanctuary Ambassador, and since 2012 has served as coordinator for the Wildlife Sanctuary Program in Fairfax County. Now she is a co-director. She’s a founder and president of the Friends of Little Hunting Creek, leads cleanups, and works to preserve riparian habitat on the creek.. She’s organized demonstrations urging companies and associations to take responsibility for the litter their products create, and advocates for laws to prevent litter.
Betsy serves on Fairfax Supervisor Dan Storck’s Environmental Advisory Committee and is a member of the Fairfax County Chesapeake Bay Exception Review Committee.
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