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February 2022
Tell Me About It Tuesdays: Natural Systems — Improving Resilience to Coastal Riverine Flooding
Sound Rivers' virtual science series, Tell Me About It Tuesdays, is back in February with "Natural Systems — Improving Resilience to Coastal Riverine Flooding." Tune in with Dr. Barbara Doll at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8 for this episode about flood resilience and restoration. Doll is a North Carolina State University extension associate professor and restoration specialist with North Carolina Sea Grant, whose work has focused on nonpoint source pollution prevention and treatment, restoration ecology, stormwater management, stream assessment and…
Find out more »March 2022
Tell Me About It Tuesdays: The Blue Economy Corridor
Sound Rivers' virtual science series, Tell Me About It Tuesdays, returns in March with "The Blue Economy Corridor." Tune in March 8 at 7 p.m. for this episode about East Carolina University's Dr. Emily Yeager's work on The Blue Economy Corridor, an asset-mapping project of communities along the river, from Rocky Mount to Washington. The Blue Economy Corridor will highlight socio-cultural, environmental, and hospitality assets, assembling all data into a multi-level, interactive GIS map. Learn about this ambitious project that…
Find out more »April 2022
Tell Me About It Tuesdays: Partners for Environmental Justice’s Community Watershed Engagement
Tell Me About It Tuesdays is back at 7 p.m. on April 12 with “Partners for Environmental Justice’s Community Watershed Engagement.” Join Amin Davis for this interactive presentation about PEJ and their work advocating for environmental justice in southeast Raleigh since the mid-1990s, including the Walnut Creek Watershed Learning Network, a six-week community education and empowerment initiative that Partners for Environmental Justice launched in spring of 2021. In addition to being a PEJ board member, Davis is an environmental scientist…
Find out more »Marshall Floyd Memorial Cleanup
REGISTER HERE! Calling all cleanup volunteers! The Granville County Environmental Affairs Committee and Sound Rivers are partnering for a Tar River cleanup in memory of Marshall Floyd, a longtime Sound Rivers volunteer, member of the Environmental Affairs advisory committee, avid canoeist, environmentalist and more. The cleanup will be held 9 a.m. April 30 in Oxford. Meet at the Granville County Expo and Convention Center by 8:45 a.m. Teams will be sent out from there. We advise wearing closed-toe shoes, long…
Find out more »May 2022
Tell Me About It Tuesdays: ENC Coastlines and People project
Join Dr. Stephen Moysey on May 10 at 7 p.m. as he introduces us to the ENC Coastlines and People project, a new, community-based initiative to understand opportunities and barriers to climate resilience on a local scale. Traditional development means not all communities are well-adapted to a changing climate, leading to flooding, algal blooms and more, so this project is engaging residents in community-based science initiatives to share local experience, scientific understanding and institutional resources to help communities find local…
Find out more »August 2022
Meet Your Riverkeeper at Mother Earth Brewing
Sound Rivers is partnering with Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston for "Meet Your Riverkeeper" with Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop. Join us at the brewery in Kinston for an ice-cold, craft brew and some "river talk!" No RSVP necessary; we'll be happy to see you there! 311 N. Heritage St., Kinston. (Please do not use the iCal Export or Google calendar features below. The time function is incorrect.)
Find out more »September 2022
Tar River Clean-up, Rocky Mount
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell is teaming up with the local Sierra Club Chapter, Rotary Club, N.C. Wesleyan University Rotaract Club, and Keep America Beautiful to clean up the Tar River at Rocky Mount. Sound Rivers will provide some kayaks or you can BYOBoat. There will also be a land clean up. The meet-up/put-in location is at the boat ramp at Sunset Park.
Find out more »A NEUSE NIGHT OUT!
Join Sound Rivers for a night out at The Old Theater and New Village Brewing in Oriental! Meet Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop at The Old Theater to watch a free screening of “A Sound River,” a short film celebrating Sound Rivers’ history of environmental activism, from humble beginnings around kitchen tables to court battles against industrial polluters, as told by the voices of Sound Rivers — founders, partners and the Riverkeepers guarding your waterways. Bring your questions for the short…
Find out more »October 2022
Last Leg of Neuse River Rising Paddle!
Experienced kayakers are invited to join your Riverkeepers for the last leg of the Neuse River Rising paddle on Saturday, Oct. 8. Meet-up is at the Glenburnie Boat Access at noon to kayak to the Neuse River Rising paddle's final destination of Lawson Creek Park on the Trent River*. This paddle will be across open water and should take about two hours, weather dependent. Please bring your own vessels and arrive early, so paddlers can be on their way at…
Find out more »Tell Me About It Tuesdays: The Science Behind Swim Guide
Tell Me About It Tuesdays is back on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.! This season, we’re shifting the focus of our virtual science series, taking it internal with guest appearances by Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell, Sound Rivers’ Program Director Clay Barber and Staff Scientist Katy Hunt, to provide an insider’s view into the issues and projects they’re working on. First up on Oct. 11 is the Science Behind Swim Guide. Join Clay as he delves into…
Find out more »‘A Sound River’ at ECU Sustainability Movie Night
MOVIE NIGHT! “A Sound River” will be on the big screen again, this time at the Black Box Theater in the Main Student Center at East Carolina University. Sound Rivers’ short documentary will launch the ECU Sustainability event, featuring before a PBS special titled “Extinction: The Facts” narrated by Sir David Attenborough. ECU Evolutionary Biologist and Biodiversity Expert Jeffery McKinnon will lead a 30-minute discussion and Q&A with the audience after the screening. Watch the trailer for "A Sound River"…
Find out more »November 2022
‘The Smell of Money’ screening
Join Waterkeeper Alliance for the screening of "The Smell of Money," a documentary about the true impacts to our waters and to the communities being impacted by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The film will be followed by a panel discussion including Naeema Muhammad, founder and senior advisor for North Carolina Environmental Justice Network; Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell; and Rick Dove, senior advisor for Waterkeeper Alliance. Admission is free, registration is required. Register HERE! (Please do not use the iCal…
Find out more »Tell Me About It Tuesdays: Neuse River Rising Recap
Sound Rivers' virtual science series, Tell Me About It Tuesdays, returns Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. with a recap of the Neuse River Rising paddle! Three Riverkeepers, one epic journey! Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell recently teamed up with Oregon's Rogue Riverkeeper Emily Bowes for a 150-mile, 11-day kayak trip on the Neuse River. On Nov. 8, Sam and Jill will recount the entire trip, from Smithfield to New Bern, the beauty of the river and…
Find out more »Sound Rivers benefit: TBC Tap Takeover at Mulberry House
Sound Rivers' partners Tarboro Brewing Company will be taking over the tap at the Mulberry House's Sky Bar from 6 to 10 p.m. and proceeds will be donated to Sound Rivers! This elegant, rooftop bar in the heart of downtown provides a view of Washington you've never seen before. Come on out, have a brew and watch the river flow by! (Please do not use the iCal or Google calendar option below. It will put the wrong time in your…
Find out more »December 2022
A Neuse River Celebration!
We're celebrating the Neuse with our friends Neuse River Brewing in Raleigh! Join Sound Rivers’ Neuse and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeepers Thursday, Dec. 1, at Neuse River Brewing, for a celebration of the Neuse River and the communities along its banks who work to protect it. This year, the Neuse was named River of the Year by American Rivers, and your Riverkeepers marked this momentous occasion with a 150-mile paddle from Smithfield to New Bern. This event will be an opportunity to…
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