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Tag Archives: water quality
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Mac Lord

    Posted by Heather Deck on August 18, 2021

    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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  • Fish kill reported on Pamlico’s south side

    Posted by Heather Deck on August 16, 2021

    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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  • What does it mean to be a Riverkeeper? Lower Neuse Riverkeeper has the answer!

    Posted by Heather Deck on August 12, 2021

    Ever wondered what being a Riverkeeper means? Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt has the answer. Set against a backdrop of the Trent River, Katy talks about the many hats…


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  • Upper Neuse Riverkeeper takes new angle on water quality

    Posted by Heather Deck on August 12, 2021

    Matthew Starr will be approaching water quality from a new direction. The Upper Neuse Riverkeeper is moving on from Sound Rivers to pursue…


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  • Lower Neuse Riverkeeper eyes wastewater issues on Broad Creek

    Posted by Heather Deck on August 5, 2021

    Your Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt spent Thursday taking water samples to test for E. coli at Broad Creek (off the Neuse…


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  • ‘Splash for Trash’ makes a big splash on the Tar

    Posted by Heather Deck on August 5, 2021

    Last Saturday, clean-water warriors gathered at Town Common in Greenville and took to the Tar for the third-annual Splash for Trash. Hosted by Greenville Noon Rotary, and partnered by Sound…


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  • A Festival of Creation spotlights environmentalism

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 29, 2021

    Jay LaNunziata, Director of Christian Formation at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell…


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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Hudkins

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 29, 2021

    Bob Hudkins has been volunteering with Sound Rivers for 25 years, and this is his first year as a Swim Guide water-sampling…


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  • Intern spotlight: Will presents “Cool Animals On Our Rivers and How We Protect Them!”

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 29, 2021

    Water-quality intern Will Shingleton wowed his audience Wednesday with “Cool Animals On Our Rivers and How We Protect Them!,” a presentation about…


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  • Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt talks DNA testing of waters

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 24, 2021

    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

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 22, 2021

    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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  • Intern spotlight: Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala takes STEM campers sampling

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 15, 2021

    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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  • Riverkeeper, intern talk Swim Guide with WITN

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 28, 2021

    Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt explains how the florescence found in an IDEXX tray points to the…


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  • About Swim Guide: all you need to know for safe swimming this summer!

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 27, 2021

    No one should ever have to swim in unsafe waters. But how can you tell if your local stream, river or lake is safe?  Swim Guide…


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  • Adopt a Swim Guide site this summer!

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 27, 2021

    Do you love the Summer Swim Guide Program that keeps you in the know about the quality of the water you’re swimming,…


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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!

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