• Join Us
  • Donate
  • Report A Problem
  • Swim Guide
  • Shop

Logo Logo

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Overview
    • Team
    • Partners
  • Our Rivers
    • Natural Setting
    • Watershed Issues
    • Recreation
  • Our Work
    • Education
    • Protection
    • Restoration
  • Take Action
  • News
  • Contact
    Home > News > Environmental

Blog

Archives: Environmental
  • Black History Month: Bobby Jones Q&A about community activism

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 25, 2021

    February is Black…


    Continue reading
  • Riverkeeper dives in to help city head off storms

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 25, 2021

    New Bern suffered $100 million in damage during Hurricane Florence, most due to flooding, pictured here (Photo…


    Continue reading
  • Construction begins on Havens Garden kayak launch

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 18, 2021

    LAUNCHED: A new kayak launch, adjacent to the Havens Garden boat ramp, and Backwater Jack’s Tiki Bar and…


    Continue reading
  • Blounts Creek battle wages on … slowly

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 18, 2021

    Awaiting a date to be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court, Sound Rivers remains dedicated to protecting the popular fishing creek. “It’s still before the North Carolina Supreme Court….


    Continue reading
  • Riverkeepers launch statewide microplastics monitoring project

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 18, 2021

    Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell takes a water sample from Jack’s Creek in Washington this week. (Photo by…


    Continue reading
  • Black History Month: lifting up those working for environmental justice

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 18, 2021

    February is Black History Month, a nationwide celebration lifting up the significant roles Black Americans have had in shaping U.S. history. In honor of Black History Month, Sound Rivers…


    Continue reading
  • Foundation extends summer intern applications

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 16, 2021

    The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has extended its deadline for 35 paid internships at North Carolina nonprofits for the summer of 2021, and Sound Rivers is one of the…


    Continue reading
  • Unanimous vote denies Kittrell landfill  

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 12, 2021

    An aerial view in Vance County, where an LCID landfill has been proposed for 83 rural and…


    Continue reading
  • Riverkeeper Spotlight: Katy Hunt and CAFO water sampling

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 11, 2021

    Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt takes samples from a tributary of the Neuse River. (Photo by Clay…


    Continue reading
  • Sound Rivers shares commitment to racial equity

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 11, 2021

    February is Black History Month, a nationwide celebration lifting up the significant roles Black Americans have had in shaping U.S. history. In…


    Continue reading
  • Sound Rivers celebrates Black History Month

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 10, 2021

    Protesters attempt to block the delivery of toxic PCB waste to a landfill in Warren County, N.C.,…


    Continue reading
  • New Havens Garden kayak launch launches in Washington

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 4, 2021

    The site of the coming kayak launch at Havens Garden in Washington is adjacent to the boat…


    Continue reading
  • Riverkeepers, residents speak out against biogas project

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 28, 2021

    Advocates and residents aired their concerns about a biogas project underway in Sampson and Duplin counties during a virtual public meeting held by the North Carolina Department of Environmental…


    Continue reading
  • It’s a wrap on Jaycee Park wetlands project

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 28, 2021

    A…


    Continue reading
  • NC Attorney General: Duke Energy to pay $1 billion for coal ash cleanup

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 25, 2021

    From the Office of Attorney General Josh Stein RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein today…


    Continue reading
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7

Our Mission

To monitor and protect the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River watersheds covering nearly one quarter of North Carolina, and to preserve the health and beauty of the river basin through environmental justice.

Waterkeeperlogo  waterkeepers_carolina_logoearthshare_NC

Contact Sound Rivers

Jill Howell
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper
Matthew Starr
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper
Katy Hunt
Lower Neuse Riverkeeper

Our Locations

New Bern Office | 252 637-7972
Raleigh Office | 919 856-1180
Washington Office | 252 946-7211
Icon_mono_300x86

©2018 Sound Rivers. All Rights Reserved.