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Sound Rivers ED weighs in at environmental justice advisory board meeting
Industrial hog facilities are commonplace in North Carolina. Each red dot on the map represents an industrial…
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40th-anniversary documentary spotlight: Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones, founder of Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition, talks about how what we expect from our elected officials does not coincide with what we…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Mac Lord
Mac Lord is a junior, double majoring in engineering and political science at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. This summer was his first experience volunteering with Sound Rivers’ Swim Guide….
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Former Neuse Riverkeeper: the importance of ENC waterways
Rick Dove — former Neuse Riverkeeper and North Carolina’s first Riverkeeper — talks about the importance of eastern North Carolina’s waterways in the clip from footage taken during the…
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Fish kill reported on Pamlico’s south side
It’s that time of year: after heavy rain, followed by last week’s still, hot weather, the conditions are ripe for fish…
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Splash for Trash river cleanup
We’re partnering again with the Greenville Noon Rotary Club for the 3rd-annual “Splash for Trash.” This Tar River cleanup is a community service project created by Greenville Rotary to…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt talks DNA testing of waters
Sound Rivers’ Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt weighed in on DNA testing and how it could change the pollution-sourcing game in…
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Riverkeepers weigh in on Triennial Review, water-quality standards
The Clean Water Act requires states to review their water quality standards and classifications every three years and make any necessary modifications to ensure the protection of our waters….
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Call for 40th-Anniversary Art: Win $500 for your digital design!
Help us celebrate our 40th anniversary year with a unique digital design commemorating our waterways! Three semi-finalists will receive $100, and a finalist will receive $500 for the design…
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Splash for Trash cleanup set for July 31
Sound Rivers is partnering again with the Greenville Noon Rotary Club for the 3rd-annual “Splash for Trash.” This Tar River cleanup is…
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Intern spotlight: Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala takes STEM campers sampling
Sound Rivers’ Lower Neuse water-quality intern Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala paid a special visit to A Time For Science this week to teach young STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) campers…
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Second kayak launch officially opens in Washington
The City of Washington and Sound Rivers celebrated the official launch of Washington’s newest kayak launch with a ribbon cutting Friday. The Mason’s Landing kayak launch on Tranters Creek was…
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Mason’s Landing kayak launch ribbon cutting
Come on out for the City of Washington and Sound Rivers’ ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially launch Washington’s newest kayak launch! The Mason’s Landing kayak launch on…
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Cistern project in the works at Nash Community College
This week saw forward momentum for Nash Community College’s stormwater management projects, with help from Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber. Sound Rivers continues to create partnerships with outside…
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Mason’s Landing ribbon-cutting set for Friday!
Hey! What are doing Friday? Come on out for the City of Washington and Sound Rivers’ ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially launch Washington’s newest…
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