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Waterkeepers Carolina Spring Conference

Advocacy, Education, Environmental, Sound Rivers

Posted on March 19th, 2026

ON THE ROAD: Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Katey Zimmerman and Sound Rivers’ Executive Director Heather Deck joined Waterkeepers from across North and South Carolina in Winston-Salem this week for the spring Waterkeeper Carolinas conference. Among topics covered on Day 1 were watershed restoration planning and the emerging issue of data centers; Day 2 was spent discussing the group’s legislative, regulatory and local priorities. (Pictured, Waterkeepers of NC and SC after the conference. Katey is on the second row, third from right; Samantha had just left; and Heather was unavailable for the photo.)

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