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We’re Seeking Swim Guide Volunteers!
We’re in the fifth year of Swim Guide, our weekly recreational water-quality testing program that lets everyone know where it’s safe to…
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Jack’s Creek litter trap good for creek, and research
Sound Rivers staff and volunteers completed installation of the Jack’s Creek Trash Trout on Wednesday with the…
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Tell Me About It Tuesdays: The Blue Economy Corridor
Sound Rivers’ virtual science series, Tell Me About It Tuesdays, returns in March with “The Blue Economy Corridor.” Tune in March 8 at 7 p.m. for this episode about…
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Watch the Pamlico Paddle Recap!
Ride along with Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber as they recap this year’s Pamlico Paddle, a five-day, 70-plus mile kayaking adventure from…
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Riverkeeper spotlight: investigating Aurora spill report
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell has been out in the field investigating a report of a sewage spill in Aurora, very close to South Creek, over Thanksgiving. “I went out to…
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A special message from Executive Director Heather Deck
After Tuesday night’s premiere of Sound Rivers’ 40th-anniversary film, “A Sound River,” Executive Director Heather Deck has a special message for those who tuned in, Sound Rivers’ many supporters…
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Watch Tell Me About It Tuesdays with Jess Hawkins!
Did you miss the November Tell Me About It Tuesdays with Jess Hawkins? Never fear! You can watch it here! Jess Hawkins talked about the major water quality and…
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Washington/Beaufort County Resilient Coastal Communities surveys
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!
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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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 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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