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Archives: Environmental
  • Riverkeeper Spotlight: County board says no to proposed subdivision near open hog lagoon

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 19, 2022

    A aerial view shows where the new development was proposed, uphill from the hog-waste lagoon in the…


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  • Sound Rivers welcomes 2022 summer interns

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 19, 2022

    We’re giving a warm welcome to this summer’s water-quality interns — Maddie, Megan and Maia — who arrived this week and dove right in to Sound Rivers’ Swim Guide…


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  • We’re Seeking Swim Guide Volunteers!

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 19, 2022

    We’re in the fifth year of Swim Guide, our weekly recreational water-quality testing program that lets everyone know where it’s safe to…


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  • COMING SOON! We’re launching a 5th season of Swim Guide!

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 12, 2022

    Preparation for a fifth…


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  • Sound Rivers bids a fond farewell to Will Shingleton

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 12, 2022

    Sound Rivers’ field technician Will Shingleton moves on this week to a career in environmental health. The spring 2022 East Carolina University…


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  • Americorps position with Sound Rivers now open

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 12, 2022

    Sound Rivers has an Americorps position open! Americorps is hiring a stormwater education coordinator to work with Sound Rivers from Sept. 1, 2022…


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  • Trash Trout approved for New Bern

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 12, 2022

    New Bern’s Board of Aldermen approved the installation of a Sound Rivers’ Trash Trout on Lawson Creek. Sound Rivers Executive Director Heather Deck…


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  • Avian flu still in the aerial spotlight

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 5, 2022

    Last week, Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop took to the skies with News & Observer reporter Adam Wagoner to do some aerial surveillance…


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  • Jack’s Creek litter trap good for creek, and research

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 5, 2022

    Sound Rivers staff and volunteers completed installation of the Jack’s Creek Trash Trout on Wednesday with the…


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  • Nash CC rain gardens gets native species

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 28, 2022

    Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber was back at Nash Community College this week, overseeing the planting of native species in the campus’…


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  • Earth Day cleanup yields lots of volunteers — and lots of trash

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 28, 2022

    Sound Rivers’ Field Technician Will Shingleton steers the kayak down the Tar River, pre-trash pickup, during the…


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  • MAP IT! Take part in the Blue Economy Corridor project

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 28, 2022

    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…


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  • ‘A good beer for a good cause’

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 20, 2022

    Tarboro Brewing Company is showing its commitment to clean water with a new IPA and a nod to the 1998 film…


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  • Swim Guide Sampling for Volunteers

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 19, 2022

    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…


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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.

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