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Join The Fight
April 7, 2022
Join The Fight
With continued population growth in North Carolina, the beauty of the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds are under tremendous strain as use is at an all-time high. Which means we need environmentalists and nature lovers like you who will help us advocate for the protection of our precious water sources.
Sound Rivers serves as the primary protector of these rivers and millions of people in our state rely on this organization to keep watch over a watershed that covers 12,000 square miles and nearly one-quarter of our state. Water from these sources flows through homes and businesses every day, and we need support from citizens like you to monitor and protect the health of our rivers.
Your Membership Protects Our Waterways
As a Sound Rivers member, your voice will join with thousands of others in eastern North Carolina dedicated to the preservation of the Neuse & Tar-Pamlico River Basins. Our grassroots work is made possible thanks to generous member support from organizations and individuals like you.
We are a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows for the benefits of a tax-deductible charitable contribution. Please support Sound Rivers by becoming a member today!
Your Donation Makes An Impact
Sound Rivers is both the watchdog for our rivers and lifeblood of the people and communities that rely on the watershed. Your donation helps us:
- Educate youth about environmental impacts.
- Advocate for enforcement of existing laws.
- Develop new legislation to protect our natural resources.
- Conduct research to monitor and evaluate river health.
- Protect our precious waterways.
Volunteer for Clean Water
We have many opportunities for you to get involved – from volunteering at one-time events, to river cleanups, to water quality sampling, to ongoing needs in our Washington and New Bern offices. Click the button below to contact us and let us know what you’re interested in!
View Sound Rivers’ Voluteer Code of Conduct doc here.
Help Your Riverkeeper
Do you need to report a water quality issue in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins? If you see a fish kill, algal bloom, pollution, or something else on your waterways that you think we need to know about, let us know! Your Riverkeepers are a resource for you, to help keep your waterways healthy and clean.
A Sound River
April 7, 2022
A Sound River
Sound Rivers’ 40th-anniversary documentary follows this grassroots organization’s history of activism, from its humble beginnings around kitchen tables to court battles against industrial polluters, as told by the voices of Sound Rivers — its founders and partners, those continuing the fight for clean water and environmental justice, and the Riverkeepers guarding the waterways that cover nearly a quarter of North Carolina.
A Sound River Slideshow
April 7, 2022
A Sound River Slideshow
The following slideshow was presented at the premiere of “A Sound River,” Sound Rivers’ 40th-anniversary documentary. Take a walk through some, but certainly not all, of our success fighting for the right to clean water over the past four decades!
Pamlico Paddle
April 7, 2022
Pamlico Paddle
They’re back…
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber headed out Oct. 17 on another epic paddling adventure, this time, a five-day, 70-mile kayaking trip down the Pamlico River.
Sound Rivers staff and volunteers gathered at Havens Garden in Washington on Sunday for a land-based cleanup on the shores of the Pamlico and nearby creeks, followed by a send off of our intrepid paddlers from the Havens Garden boat ramp on Runyon Creek.
Jill and Clay are taking up where they left off on last October’s Tour de Tar, a 10-day trip from Oxford to Washington, paddling from Havens Garden in Washington to the public boat ramp in Swan Quarter. You can follow Clay, Jill and Jill’s first mate, Miller, (also known as the Adventure Pup) and their adventures here, or at @soundriversnc Facebook and Instagram.
Read About The Pamlico Paddle
Sound Rivers celebrates 40 years of working for clean water
April 7, 2022
Sound Rivers celebrates 40 years of working for clean water
THANK YOU FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS.
This is a special year for Sound Rivers — we’re celebrating our 40th anniversary! Keep an eye out for special programming shining a light on the incredible work that you, our clean-water community, have been a part of for four decades.
In honor of our 40th, we had special events planned throughout the year, starting with the launch of our 40 Stories for 40 Years series highlighting the many volunteers who have dedicated their time and effort to Sound Rivers’ mission of protecting our waterways and the people who rely on them for everything from drinking water to recreation.
It’s been 40 years of fighting for clean water — your water — and we still have an uphill battle. We need to protect North Carolina’s waterways, especially the millions of acres of wetlands affected by recent rollbacks. Wetlands are critical to our ability to withstand flooding, especially as flooding threats due to climate change increase.
In April, we launched our Clean Water April Challenge, in which generous supporters matched your gifts up to $25,000. Sound Rivers’ supporters stepped up and overwhelmed us with their generosity in return, blowing past our goal of $50,000 to a total of $59,114 — our largest April match campaign, ever.
In July, we had great success with our sustaining monthly gift program, and many of you generously stepped up to give each month! Thank YOU!
On Oct. 17, we launched the Pamlico Paddle! Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber were at it again, heading out Oct. 17 on another epic paddling adventure, this time, a five-day kayaking trip down the Pamlico River. They took where they left off on last October’s Tour de Tar, a 10-day trip from Oxford to Washington. We followed along while they prepped, then took to the river, along with a special guest: First Mate Miller, also known as the Adventure Pup.
On Nov. 30, we premiered “A Sound River,” our 40th-anniversary film that explores Sound Rivers’ history of activism, from its humble beginnings around kitchen tables to court battles against industrial polluters, as told by the voices of Sound Rivers — its founders and partners, those continuing the fight for clean water and environmental justice, and the Riverkeepers guarding the waterways that cover nearly a quarter of North Carolina. Learn more about the short film here!
Celebrate with us in our 40th year — keep checking in to this page, as we’ll be updating with special events, news and adding more stories each week to our 40 Stories page.
We couldn’t have reach this major milestone without you and all you do for your waterways. We have hope for Sound Rivers’ future, a clean-water future — a future that belongs to all of us.