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  • Lower Neuse Riverkeeper leads Falls Lake clean-up

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 4, 2021

    Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt made a trip to Raleigh last week to lead St. Francis Catholic Church’s service day and a much-needed clean-up! On a nice, fall day,…


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  • Washington/Beaufort County Resilient Coastal Communities surveys

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 4, 2021

    Severe weather events result in flooding and other storm-related effects and can cause widespread damage, displace residents, and restrict access and mobility, impacting the well-being of communities across eastern…


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  • Become a Clean-Water Warrior today!

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 3, 2021

    The Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds cover nearly a quarter of North Carolina — so where do you start? Here are four ways you can help today, tomorrow…


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  • SELC, Sound Rivers weigh in on Coastal Habitat Protection Plan

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 28, 2021

    The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Sound Rivers, Sound Rivers’ Riverkeepers and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, weighed in last week on the 2021 Amendment to the…


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  • Celebrating the 25th anniversary of IBP win

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 28, 2021

    It was 1995, and the plan in motion would have put a hog processing plant in the small town of Kingsboro, outside Tarboro — an IBP slaughterhouse operating 24…


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  • DEQ investigates ongoing Pamlico fish kill

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 22, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 21, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 21, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 21, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 21, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 19, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 18, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 17, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 14, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 14, 2021

    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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