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Americorps position with Sound Rivers now open
Sound Rivers has an Americorps position open! Americorps is hiring a stormwater education coordinator to work with Sound Rivers from Sept. 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. Learn about compensation and benefits, job responsibilities, qualifications, eligibility requirements and how to apply HERE. Background about the new position: Sound Rivers campus stormwater initiative is designed to […]
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Trash Trout approved for New Bern
**update! The location has been changed to Jack Smith Creek. New Bern’s Board of Aldermen approved the installation of a Sound Rivers’ Trash Trout on Lawson Creek. Sound Rivers Executive Director Heather Deck appeared before the board on Monday night to talk about the installation of the second of three Trash Trouts in the Neuse […]
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Swine Floodplain Buyout Program PSA
Why is funding the Swine Floodplain Buyout Program so important? Watch this short PSA starring Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell to find out!
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Memorial clean-up a resounding success
The Tar River in Oxford was saved from a dumpster-full of trash, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and organizers of the Marshall Floyd Memorial Cleanup held April 30. Sound Rivers’ Executive Director Heather Deck was on hand last Saturday to help organize the event, along with members of the Granville County Environmental Affairs Committee. […]
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Avian flu still in the aerial spotlight
Last week, Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop took to the skies with News & Observer reporter Adam Wagoner to do some aerial surveillance of poultry CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) that have been affected by the avian flu. The two flew over facilities in Johnston and Wayne counties, taking photos of the compost piles of animals […]
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Jack’s Creek litter trap good for creek, and research
A trash-collection device installed this week on a Washington creek is good for the environment — and research into how the breakdown of plastics impacts waterways and aquatic life. Wednesday, Sound Rivers’ staff and a crew of volunteers anchored a Trash Trout to the banks of Jack’s Creek, just east of Market Street. The litter […]
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Join us for the Marshall Floyd Memorial Cleanup!
RSVP HERE! An Saturday celebration is set to rid the Tar of trash in Oxford. The Granville County Environmental Affairs Committee, conservation organization Sound Rivers and Strong Arm Baking Company are teaming up to host the Marshall Floyd Memorial Cleanup on April 30. Floyd, a longtime member of both Sound Rivers and the EAC, passed […]
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Nash CC rain gardens gets native species
Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber was back at Nash Community College this week, overseeing the planting of native species in the campus’ two new rain gardens. The plants will absorb and filter storm water in these low-lying areas where water has previously puddled, helping with drainage and sending clean water into adjacent waterways. Another campus […]
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Earth Day cleanup yields lots of volunteers — and lots of trash
Celebrating Earth Day this year, Sound Rivers’ Field Technician Will Shingleton joined Pirates on the Water and the East Carolina University ECO-Pirates for an April 23 cleanup on the Tar River. Approximately 50 volunteers gathered at Town Commons in Greenville to take to the Tar in kayaks and canoes, collecting about 15 large bags of […]
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It’s Take-Back Day! Drop off your drugs at an event near you!
It’s take-back time again! Law enforcement across the state is hosting drug take-back events this weekend, including in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds. Headed up by the DEA, Take Back Day is an opportunity to get rid of medications of any type — people medication, pet medication, expired, unused, unwanted, etc. — to keep them […]
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MAP IT! Take part in the Blue Economy Corridor project
Do you want to be a part of asset-mapping the Tar-Pamlico Blue Economy Corridor? It’s a project that’s putting on a map all the cultural, historical, recreational (and more) ways and places that people use the Tar-Pamlico River. You can participate by taking a survey or by attending workshops from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. […]
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Celebrate Earth Day: events near you!
From Raleigh to New Bern, there are quite a few events lined up to help you celebrate the 52nd-annual Earth Day. So, step into the sunshine this weekend, learn something new and celebrate this great planet! Whether you’re up for a wagon tour of a farm, learning about the good work being done at Franklinton […]
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‘A good beer for a good cause’
Tarboro Brewing Company is showing its commitment to clean water with a new IPA and a nod to the 1998 film “The Water Boy.” Named after the classic comedy’s main character, Bobby Boucher IPA “is a juicy, hazy IPA rollin’ on the river at 6.5% ABV” and a partnership between TBC and Sound Rivers — […]
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Swim Guide Sampling for Volunteers
Sound Rivers Environmental Projects Director Clay Barber walks you through Swim Guide sampling from start to finish in this short video! Want to volunteer to sample? Email Clay at clay@soundrivers.org.
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Host your own “A Sound River” screening
Did you miss Sound Rivers’ 40th-anniversary documentary when it premiered Nov. 30, 2021? We had an estimated 500 people attend the virtual premiere, and if you weren’t one of them, you can see it now by hosting your own “A Sound River” screening. Email us for the link at info@soundrivers.org, then: Pick a date & […]
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