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  • The new year comes with new goals

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 7, 2021

    Your financial support is critical to helping us work for your clean water. So, what do we plan to do with that support in 2021? Here’s a start: …


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  • 3 days later, samples point to contamination

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 24, 2020

    A hog lagoon spill into a tributary of the Trent River is affecting water quality three days later. According to the North Carolina Division of Water Resources, a hog lagoon…


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  • Sound Rivers celebrates River Friendly Businesses 2019

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2020

    Sound Rivers’ Grace Lekson recently recognized Lisa Smith-Gargaro with a plaque naming her and her salon, Capelli’s,…


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  • Great Blue Heron awards recognize long-time dedication

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 17, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 10, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 10, 2020

    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!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on December 9, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 8, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 8, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 30, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 24, 2020

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 23, 2020

    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

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on November 19, 2020

    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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    August 25 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
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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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