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  • Updates on Impacts from Hurricane Dorian

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 6, 2019

    12PM September 6, 2019 Update Hurricane Dorian is finally moving away from the North Carolina coast. Major impacts occurred this morning on Ocracoke from Pamlico Sound side storm surge.  Overall,…


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  • Checking in on Jaycee Park, an innovative stormwater solution

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on August 29, 2019

    Clay Barber, our new Environmental Projects Coordinator, went out with your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper this week to check on our Jaycee Park wetland’s current condition after it’s had…


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  • Sound Rivers and partners reach groundbreaking settlement with NCDOT

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on August 22, 2019

    This week Sound Rivers reached a momentous settlement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation over their proposed 540 expansion in Wake County. As a result of this settlement,…


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  • Sound Rivers’ Campus Stormwater Program Goes to Craven Summit

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on August 22, 2019

    by Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Sound Rivers recently led a Stormwater workshop for Craven County teachers at the 2019 Craven…


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  • Swim Guide Results in Upper Neuse Prompt Concerns

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on July 22, 2019

    Sound Rivers’ popular summer Swim Guide program has Raleigh-area residents and visitors concerned about their water quality, after several sites on the Upper Neuse had high levels of bacteria…


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  • Thanks For A Great Cleanup In Rocky Mount!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on July 15, 2019

    Nearly 50 volunteers (and one cat) came out on Saturday, July 13th, to paddle and clean the Tar River at Rocky Mount! Despite the oppressive heat, volunteers…


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  • The Farm Bill

    Posted by Katy Langley on July 9, 2019

    The Farm Bill: bad for the environment, bad for you The Farm Bill (SB315) includes provisions that add to the cloak of secrecy around an industry that has polluted our…


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  • Welcome Jillian Howell, New Environmental Projects Manager!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on June 13, 2019

    Help us welcome Jillian Howell! Jill joined the Sound Rivers team this week as our new Environmental Project Manager. She grew up in Saugus, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, and received…


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  • Sound Rivers Swim Guide Protects You This Summer!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on June 13, 2019

    Swim Guide is BACK on the Neuse & Tar-Pamlico – this year with Raleigh and Kinston sites as well! Make sure you check in each Friday this summer for weekly…


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  • Blounts Creek Community Members Attend NC Court of Appeals Hearing

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 23, 2019

    Senior attorney, Geoff Gisler from SELC and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper, Forrest English speak to Blounts Creek community members after…


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  • Volunteers Gather for New Bern River Cleanup

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on May 9, 2019

    By Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Sound Rivers held our annual Spring Cleanup on May 4th at Lawson Park in New Bern. What started out as…


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  • Craven County Campus Stormwater Project Approved for Phase 2

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on April 18, 2019

    For the past two years, Sound Rivers has been partnering with Craven County Schools and the Epiphany School on an innovative Campus Stormwater Project. This grant funded…


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  • Volunteering for Change

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on April 11, 2019

    by Christina Marshen On September 19, 2005, I was driving home from work and got hit by a drunk driver.  I start my story there not to induce…


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  • Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Visits Hog Farm

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on March 21, 2019

    Last week, your Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Matthew Starr was invited by Tom Butler to visit his industrial animal operation, Butler Farms. Tom and Matthew…


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  • Tiny Tornado takes the Peppermill Trophy at 2019 Taste!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on March 13, 2019

    The 16th Annual Taste of Coastal Carolina was a great success on March 12th! The community came together to enjoy local…


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Our Mission

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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New Bern Office | 252 637-7972
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