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DEQ investigates ongoing Pamlico fish kill
An ongoing fish kill was first reported last week in the Broad Creek/Blounts Bay area on the Pamlico River. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has investigated and…
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Pamlico Paddle: Day 5, Pungo River to Swan Quarter
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber are in the final stretch of the Pamlico Paddle, a nearly 20-mile journey from the Pungo River to Swan…
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Update on the Pamlico fish kill
Last week, reports of a major fish kill, from Broad Creek to Blounts Bay, were called in by several people. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality got out on…
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Pamlico Clean-up a huge success
Pamlico Paddle 2021 launched with a clean-up of the areas surrounding Havens Garden in Washington on Oct. 17. Kayakers took to Runyon Creek to pull garbage out…
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Pamlico Paddle: Day 4, Bath Creek to Pungo River
Day 4 of the Pamlico Paddle was the longest, by far. Jill, Clay and First Mate Miller paddled nearly 20 miles from Plum Point, near the mouth of Bath…
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Pamlico Paddle: Day 3, Blounts Creek to Bath Creek
Another chilly night on the Tar-Pamlico Water Trail led to a beautiful morning on Blounts Creek. Today, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber…
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Pamlico Paddle: Day 2, Broad Creek to Blounts Creek
Jill, Clay and First Mate Miller spent the first night of the Pamlico Paddle at the Hindsley camping platform on Broad Creek. It was a chilly night, with temperatures…
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Pamlico Paddle: Day 1, The Launch
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber got off to a fantastic start this afternoon. After a successful cleanup of the Havens Garden riverside…
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Answer river flow survey and get a chance to win a $25 gift card
TAKE THE SURVEY HERE! For security and privacy purposes, there is a simple password for the survey: water (no caps) Help one of our East Carolina University partners learn more about the flow of…
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Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper comments on biogas/environmental justice listening session
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell spoke on behalf of Sound Rivers at a special meeting of North Carolina’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board this week. The listening session of…
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Tell Me About It Tuesday: the Pamlico Paddle
PAMLICO PADDLE UPDATE: OCT. 12 IT’S ALL IN THE PLANNING: As Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber prepare to head out…
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Stormwater Success: Environmental Alliance gets tour of constructed wetland
This week, Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay…
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Pamlico Paddle: Testing kayaks
PAMLICO PADDLE UPDATE: OCT. 5 THE ADVENTURE BEGINS: Meet First Mate and Adventure Pup Miller as he, Jill, Clay hit the river, testing kayaks on the…
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Jill and Clay’s next epic adventure: The Pamlico Paddle!
Clay and Jill on their last epic kayaking adventure, a 10-day paddle down the Tar River, from Oxford…
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N.C. Rep. joins Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper for aerial monitoring
Last Friday, North Carolina Rep….
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