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In the field: Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell’s “out in the field” over the last couple of weeks encompasses land, air and water. East Carolina University professors Charlie Humphreys and Guy Iverson met Howell…
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Sound Rivers says goodbye to summer interns!
This summer Sound Rivers welcomed aboard three new water-quality interns: Will Shingleton, a senior majoring in Environmental Health at East Carolina University; Leah Tilson, a senior double-majoring in Environmental…
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Fish kill reported on Pamlico’s south side
It’s that time of year: after heavy rain, followed by last week’s still, hot weather, the conditions are ripe for fish…
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What does it mean to be a Riverkeeper? Lower Neuse Riverkeeper has the answer!
Ever wondered what being a Riverkeeper means? Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt has the answer. Set against a backdrop of the Trent River, Katy talks about the many hats…
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Upper Neuse Riverkeeper takes new angle on water quality
Matthew Starr will be approaching water quality from a new direction. The Upper Neuse Riverkeeper is moving on from Sound Rivers to pursue…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Roy Carlton
Roy Carlton has been volunteering to do weekly water sampling for Swim Guide since Sound Rivers became a part…
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Is it The Blob? No, it’s a bryozoan colony
This bryozoan colony was spotted this week in Barton Creek, at the southern end of Falls Lake, north…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper eyes wastewater issues on Broad Creek
Your Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt spent Thursday taking water samples to test for E. coli at Broad Creek (off the Neuse…
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‘Splash for Trash’ makes a big splash on the Tar
Last Saturday, clean-water warriors gathered at Town Common in Greenville and took to the Tar for the third-annual Splash for Trash. Hosted by Greenville Noon Rotary, and partnered by Sound…
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A Festival of Creation spotlights environmentalism
Jay LaNunziata, Director of Christian Formation at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Hudkins
Bob Hudkins has been volunteering with Sound Rivers for 25 years, and this is his first year as a Swim Guide water-sampling…
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Intern spotlight: Will presents “Cool Animals On Our Rivers and How We Protect Them!”
Water-quality intern Will Shingleton wowed his audience Wednesday with “Cool Animals On Our Rivers and How We Protect Them!,” a presentation about…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt talks DNA testing of waters
Sound Rivers’ Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt weighed in on DNA testing and how it could change the pollution-sourcing game in…
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Call for 40th-Anniversary Art: Win $500 for your digital design!
Help us celebrate our 40th anniversary year with a unique digital design commemorating our waterways! Three semi-finalists will receive $100, and a finalist will receive $500 for the design…
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Splash for Trash cleanup set for July 31
Sound Rivers is partnering again with the Greenville Noon Rotary Club for the 3rd-annual “Splash for Trash.” This Tar River cleanup is…
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