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Great Blue Heron awards recognize long-time dedication
Every year, Sound Rivers recognizes quite a few partners in clean water, as a thank you for their efforts and dedication to our mission. The awards are usually given out…
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Sound Rivers celebrates the 2019 Volunteers of the Year
Every year, Sound Rivers recognizes quite a few partners in clean water, as a thank you for their efforts and dedication to our mission.
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Grant funds new vision for Jack’s Creek
A partnership between the City of Washington, Mid-East Commission and Sound Rivers will map out future plans for Jack’s Creek, tackling both stormwater mapping, water quality and restoration of…
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Artist, supporter wins Sound Rivers award at annual fine arts show
Congratulations to Lynn Hines, winner of the Sound Rivers award at Arts of the Pamlico’s 56th-annual Fine Arts Show. Lynn and husband…
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ReLeaf Washington adds trees to campus wetland
ReLeaf Washington, in partnership with Beaufort County Community College, planted six trees on the college’s campus on Dec. 8. The project complements a newly constructed wetland developed by Sound…
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Did you miss this week’s Tell Me About It Tuesday? Watch here!
Learn more about “forever chemicals” with your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper and Dr. Jamie DeWitt of ECU!
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Grant seals Sound Rivers, Wayne Community College stormwater partnership
Ponding during heavy rains and untreated stormwater runoff will get a fix at Wayne Community College in 2021, thanks to a partnership with Sound Rivers and a $196,700 award…
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NC dodged a record hurricane season, but it better get ready for more storms
The following op-ed piece was written by Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Matthew Starr and was printed in the Raleigh News & Observer on Dec. 3, 2020. The end of November also…
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#GivingTuesday doubles donations to Sound Rivers
After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday comes a day that truly celebrates the season of giving, and several generous Sound Rivers’ donors are leading the way. On…
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NC Attorney General makes bid to have Clean Water Act rollbacks dismissed
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a motion Tuesday for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed earlier this year challenging the rollback of key parts of the federal…
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A first win in Franklin County
The company petitioning to turn a sand mine on the banks of the Tar River into an asphalt and cement plant has pulled its application to rezone the land. Wade…
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Update on Franklin County Rezoning Application
There is currently a rezoning application before the Franklin County Board of Commissioners that would allow the construction of an asphalt and concrete plant, rock quarry, and mulch yard…
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Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Speaks for the River at Hearing in Kittrell
Last Thursday, the hearing before the Vance County Board of Adjustment picked back up. The initial hearing on a conditional use permit for a LCID landfill in Kittrell was…
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Looking Back at the Tour de Tar
Jill and Clay may be back on dry land, but they are still reminiscing about their epic adventure in October, when they paddled the length of the Tar River…
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Did you miss the Tell Me About It Tuesday on Regenerative Agriculture? Watch the presentation!
Your Upper Neuse Riverkeeper hosted a Tell Me About It Tuesday on Regenerative Agriculture on November 10th, with special guest Dr. Lori Unruh Snyder. Check out her presentation below,…
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