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#GivingTuesday doubles donations to Sound Rivers
After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday comes a day that truly celebrates the season of giving, and several generous Sound Rivers’ donors are leading the way. On…
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NC Attorney General makes bid to have Clean Water Act rollbacks dismissed
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a motion Tuesday for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed earlier this year challenging the rollback of key parts of the federal…
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A first win in Franklin County
The company petitioning to turn a sand mine on the banks of the Tar River into an asphalt and cement plant has pulled its application to rezone the land. Wade…
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Tar and Neuse rivers hit major flood stage … again
In what seems like a regular occurrence, both the Tar and Neuse rivers hit major flood stage last week from a non-hurricane-related rain event. The intense rainfall…
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Update on Franklin County Rezoning Application
There is currently a rezoning application before the Franklin County Board of Commissioners that would allow the construction of an asphalt and concrete plant, rock quarry, and mulch yard…
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Did you miss the Tell Me About It Tuesday on Regenerative Agriculture? Watch the presentation!
Your Upper Neuse Riverkeeper hosted a Tell Me About It Tuesday on Regenerative Agriculture on November 10th, with special guest Dr. Lori Unruh Snyder. Check out her presentation below,…
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Pipelines for Hog Waste Gas are Dirty Energy
(Originally posted at waterkeeper.org on October 26, 2020.) By Jill Howell, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Our nation is moving away from dangerous pipelines — and it’s a move for the better. In July,…
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Protecting, preserving, and restoring the floodplain
by Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper We still have a more than a month left in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, but, as it winds down, we need…
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Craven County Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
Help keep hazardous waste out of our waterways, and take advantage of this great program from the Coastal Environmental Partnership! The event will be Saturday, October 17th, 8am -…
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Paddle for Clean Water: A truly epic adventure
by Heather Deck, Executive Director It was a beautiful spring day in April 2005 when I found myself on the banks of the Tar River in Granville County. I had…
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Follow Along on the Tour de Tar!
Tour De Tar Launches 10/8! Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber will be launching their kayaks into the…
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BCCC and Sound Rivers start construction on new wetlands
Beaufort County Community College and Sound Rivers broke ground on August 24 on a new wetland on BCCC’s campus…
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Landfill Concerns Prompt Riverkeeper Investigation
A few weeks ago, concerned residents of Kittrell, North Carolina…
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Post-Hurricane Isaias Sampling Results on the Tar-Pam
The storm caused river levels to rise, but well below flood stage on the Tar. The Pamlico hit minor flood stage briefly Monday evening. River levels will continue to…
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Waterkeepers React to Atlantic Coast Pipeline News
Waterkeepers across the region celebrated the news of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s cancellation earlier this month, including your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper, Jill Howell. Jill is quoted in this article…
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