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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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RIVERKEEPER SPOTLIGHT: Avian Flu
Mounds of what appears to composting could be seen at one poultry facility struck by avian flu in the Lower…
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Riverkeepers speak out at biogas permit public hearing
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop traveled to Kenansville this week to speak out about biogas at a North…
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SPOTLIGHT: Avian flu and the poultry industry’s lack of transparency
The poultry industry is growing and largely unregulated, which makes it nearly impossible to understand the environmental impact it’s having on our waterways and communities. This is…
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‘Boat Days’ ensure quick response
Spring is here, and so are “boat days” on the Tar-Pamlico and Neuse rivers! This week Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Sound Rivers’…
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Riverkeeper Spotlight: Care of Creation
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell paid a visit to St. James Episcopal Church in Belhaven last week as part of the church’s Care…
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Riverkeeper, field technician take to the skies
Sound Rivers’ field technician Will Shingleton got a lesson in aerial surveillance of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) this week with Pamlico-Tar…
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Riverkeeper spotlight: sampling for microplastics
Riverkeepers Jill Howell and Katy Hunt were in Raleigh last week, sampling for microplastics and scouting sites…
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Watch the trailer for “A Sound River”!
We’re taking global issues to a local scale in “A Sound River,’ our new documentary about Sound Rivers and our 40-year…
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Town of Clayton sets environmental example
A new city council in the Town of Clayton has voted to…
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Oakwood School 4th graders get Swim Guide education
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell introduced some fourth graders to Swim Guide and how to find out if your water is yucky. Jill was…
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Notice of Violation issued for Middlesex construction site
A construction site in Middlesex has been singled out by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land…
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Proposed development a concern for Nash County residents
Concerns about a proposed residential development near the Tar River had one Nash County group reaching out to Sound Rivers recently. Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper…
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Aurora sampling points to raw sewage
Murky water in a hole adjacent to a ditch and an overwhelming smell were clear signs of…
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