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Intern spotlight: Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala takes STEM campers sampling
Sound Rivers’ Lower Neuse water-quality intern Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala paid a special visit to A Time For Science this week to teach young STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) campers…
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Elsa rainfall totals, flood forecasts
Tropical Storm Elsa released plenty of rain over central North Carolina today; less so for the eastern region. The National Hurricane Center…
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We need your best swim shots!
It’s summertime and it’s time to head to your favorite swimming hole! We need your help as advocates to protect those waters…
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Riverkeeper, intern on the go, in the air
Your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell introduced water-quality intern Will Shingleton to another aspect of a Riverkeeper’s job: an aerial investigation of industrial animal facilities that could be affecting your…
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Second kayak launch officially opens in Washington
The City of Washington and Sound Rivers celebrated the official launch of Washington’s newest kayak launch with a ribbon cutting Friday. The Mason’s Landing kayak launch on Tranters Creek was…
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Cistern project in the works at Nash Community College
This week saw forward momentum for Nash Community College’s stormwater management projects, with help from Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber. Sound Rivers continues to create partnerships with outside…
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Intern adds clean-up to summer duties
Will Shingleton (center) pauses trash pick-up to pose with fellow volunteers during a recent clean-up of a…
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Mason’s Landing ribbon-cutting set for Friday!
Hey! What are doing Friday? Come on out for the City of Washington and Sound Rivers’ ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially launch Washington’s newest…
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West Craven stormwater project yields delicious results
The benefits of stormwater management are many, but at West Craven High School, the benefit is growth — of the vegetable variety. Through an Environmental Enhancement Grant, Sound Rivers and…
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Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper guides media on kayak cypress swamp tour
Your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell spent last Thursday as river guide in an old-growth cypress swamp in Courtland, Virginia, for CNN reporters covering Dogwood Alliance’s work opposing the wood…
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Mason’s Landing kayak launch opens on Tranters Creek
The second of three kayak launches being…
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Riverkeeper, intern talk Swim Guide with WITN
Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt explains how the florescence found in an IDEXX tray points to the…
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Swim Guide launch this week!
Swim Guide returns with Memorial Day weekend and summer days ahead! Sound Rivers is launching a fourth year of the public service alerting…
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About Swim Guide: all you need to know for safe swimming this summer!
No one should ever have to swim in unsafe waters. But how can you tell if your local stream, river or lake is safe? Swim Guide…
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Adopt a Swim Guide site this summer!
Do you love the Summer Swim Guide Program that keeps you in the know about the quality of the water you’re swimming,…
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