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Swim Guide goes year-round!
Sound Rivers is taking water-quality testing year-round. SEE CURRENT RESULTS HERE For five years, we’ve provided the public service that lets people know where it’s safe to swim in local…
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Call for volunteers: Swim Guide goes year-round!
Swim Guide season lasts from Memorial Day to Labor Day, which is peak swimming, boating, and fishing time, however we know people…
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ICYMI: Tell Me About It Tuesdays, the Science Behind Swim Guide
Did you miss this week’s episode of Tell Me About It Tuesdays? No problem! You can catch up with Program Director Clay Barber giving a behind-the-scenes look at Swim…
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Tell Me About It Tuesdays: The Science Behind Swim Guide
Tell Me About It Tuesdays is back on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.! This season, we’re shifting the focus of our virtual science series, taking it internal with guest…
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Thank you, interns (Megan, Maia and Maddie)!
On Maddie’s last day, Sound Rivers’ Washington staff took a break to visit Scoops for a few…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Mira and Meredith Loughlin
We can’t do what we do without our wonderful volunteers! Meet Mira and Meredith Loughlin, who live in Washington and have been Swim Guide sampling for four years (making…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Caroline Phelan
Meet Caroline, a Sound Rivers’ volunteer who lives in Cary! Find out why she loves the Neuse River and volunteers for Swim Guide every summer. Thank you for being…
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We’re looking for Falls Lake, Lower Neuse Swim Guide volunteers!
We’ve got a few spots left to fill in our Swim Guide volunteer roster! Swim Guide is still going strong in its fifth…
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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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Swim Guide Sampling for Volunteers
Sound Rivers Environmental Projects Director Clay Barber walks you through Swim Guide sampling from start to finish in this short video! Want to volunteer to sample? Email Clay at…
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“Is It Safe to Swim?” 2021 report
Your Riverkeepers work hard to make sure it is safe to swim in our state’s waters. Every summer, we work with Riverkeepers across the state to evaluate E. coli…
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Lab RATS get a water-quality education
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell visited the North Carolina Museum of…
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Summer Swim Guide interns sought
Sound Rivers is in search of a few good interns for this summer’s Swim Guide program. “We’re looking for somebody who’s interested in working with people, exploring nature and improving…
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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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