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TAKE ACTION!Lick Creek needs our help! The Durham watershed is being inundated with runoff from the MANY developments currently being built (there are more than a dozen right now). Tell Durham City Council to put a pause on approving new developments until the get protections for Lick Creek in
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Riverkeepers, specialist find ‘telltale’ signs of swamp pollution
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop introduced Sound Rivers’ new water quality specialist, Taylor Register, to the swamp this week, and an ongoing pollution issue the Riverkeepers have been tracking since last summer. As they did last December, they loaded up their kayaks to collect water quality
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LCC students clean up, sample Adkin Branch
Lenoir Community College students went sampling on Adkin Branch in Kinston this week, part of their coursework for their Principals of Biology class. Led by Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop and LCC Chemistry and Biology professor Dr. Maria Messner, the group was introduced to water sampling at two sites on Adkin
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Water Quality Specialist gets a special intro to mudpuppies
Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register got a close look at the Neuse River Waterdog last week during a foray into eastern North Carolina slow, small streams. The Neuse River Waterdog is one of several denizens of the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds that have a place on the Endangered Species list.
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Comment on Washington’s proposed CAMA Land Use Plan
EMAIL YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS HERE. READ THE PROPOSED PLAN HERE. The City of Washington is updating its Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) Comprehensive Land Use Plan to guide growth and development within city limits, as well as extraterritorial jurisdiction, over the next 20 years. Public input into this plan is
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New Bern Trash Trout turns up tiny trash
A tiny turtle was one of the best finds on Duffyfield Canal this week. Sound Rivers Program Director Clay Barber, Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register, Volunteer Coordinator Emily Fritz and intern William Wallace met up with employees of the New Bern Publix today to introduce them the Sound Rivers’ Trash
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