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Tag Archives: Sound Rivers
  • Notice of Violation issued for Middlesex construction site

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 6, 2022

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2021

    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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  • Lower Neuse Riverkeeper: Contentnea Creek CAFO a threat

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2021

    Contentnea Creek (in the lower portion of the photo) is just yards away from one of the…


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  • Aurora sampling points to raw sewage

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2021

    Murky water in a hole adjacent to a ditch and an overwhelming smell were clear signs of…


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  • Sound Rivers weighs in on DEQ biogas permit hearing

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 16, 2021

    On Tuesday night, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality held a virtual public meeting to hear from the public on the anaerobic digester general permits, since the agency has…


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  • Watch the Pamlico Paddle Recap!

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 16, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 9, 2021

    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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  • Watch Tell Me About It Tuesdays with Jess Hawkins!

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 10, 2021

    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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  • Annual auction opens to bidders!

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 8, 2021

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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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  • 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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  • 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 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 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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'A SOUND RIVER' PREMIERES

Sound River" — Sound Rivers' 40th-anniversary documentary — premiered at a live, virtual event on Nov. 30. This exciting short film about Sound Rivers' history and history of activism, as told through the voices of our founders and partners, those fighting for clean water and the next generations of environmental advocacy, will be available soon for group screenings. Find out more here!

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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Jill Howell
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Samantha Krop
Neuse Riverkeeper

Our Locations

New Bern Office | 252 637-7972
Raleigh Office | 919 856-1180
Washington Office | 252 946-7211
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