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Tag Archives: Tar River
  • We’re Seeking Swim Guide Volunteers!

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 19, 2022

    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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  • Memorial clean-up a resounding success

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 5, 2022

    The Tar River in Oxford was saved from a dumpster-full of trash, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and organizers of…


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  • Marshall Floyd Memorial Cleanup

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 30, 2022

    REGISTER HERE! Calling all cleanup volunteers! The Granville County Environmental Affairs Committee and Sound Rivers are partnering for a Tar River cleanup in memory of Marshall Floyd, a longtime…


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  • Join us for the Marshall Floyd Memorial Cleanup!

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 28, 2022

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  • Earth Day cleanup yields lots of volunteers — and lots of trash

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 28, 2022

    Sound Rivers’ Field Technician Will Shingleton steers the kayak down the Tar River, pre-trash pickup, during the…


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  • ‘A good beer for a good cause’

    Posted by Heather Deck on April 20, 2022

    Tarboro Brewing Company is showing its commitment to clean water with a new IPA and a nod to the 1998 film…


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  • ‘Boat Days’ ensure quick response

    Posted by Heather Deck on March 31, 2022

    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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  • Port Terminal kayak launch now open for launching!

    Posted by Heather Deck on March 24, 2022

    A new kayak launch is now available to ease paddlers’ way into the Tar River. The ADA-accessible kayak launch at the Port Terminal…


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  • Tell Me About It Tuesdays: The Blue Economy Corridor

    Posted by Heather Deck on March 8, 2022

    Sound Rivers’ virtual science series, Tell Me About It Tuesdays, returns in March with “The Blue Economy Corridor.” Tune in March 8 at 7 p.m. for this episode about…


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  • 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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  • Port Terminal kayak launch in progress!

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 9, 2021

    Construction has started on a new boat ramp and kayak launch on the Tar River at Port Terminal in Greenville. The kayak launch…


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  • A special message from Executive Director Heather Deck

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 2, 2021

    After Tuesday night’s premiere of Sound Rivers’ 40th-anniversary film, “A Sound River,” Executive Director Heather Deck has a special message for those who tuned in, Sound Rivers’ many supporters…


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  • ‘A Sound River’ virtual premiere

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 30, 2021

    “A Sound River” premieres on Nov. 30, taking viewers on a visual journey of Sound Rivers’ 40-year war to protect the waters, and the people, of eastern North…


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  • Freshwater mussel gains endangered species act protection in North Carolina, Virginia

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 17, 2021

    From the Center for Biological Diversity ASHEVILLE — Following a petition and lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and…


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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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