Sound Rivers: Riverkeeping Tales from the Neuse & Tar-Pamlico
A behind-the-scenes look at the work Riverkeepers are doing to protect the rivers and the communities that rely on them in eastern North Carolina.
Episodes
8 episodes
Piedmont to Pamlico
It’s become a rite of passage: Sound Rivers’ Riverkeepers kayaking their entire rivers. In October 2025, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Katey Zimmerman, Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register and Volunteer Coordinator Emily Fritz embarked on a once-...
Indigen-US
In honor of Indigenous Peoples MonthSound Rivers’ seventh podcast, “Indigen-US,” features Gray Parsons, a descendant of the Mattamuskeet and Machapunga people of what is today Hyde County. Parsons is the president/founder of Sec...
Storm Warning
Fran. Floyd. Irene. Matthew. Florence. Helene. If the list of names strikes a chord, then you know North Carolina’s recent hurricane history. North Carolina’s hurricane history is established ... and long. But in the past few...
What About Wetlands?
What about wetlands? Find out in Sound Rivers’ latest podcast episode!Sound Rivers’s podcast episode, “What About Wetlands,” takes a walk through some North Carolina wetlands: where they are, what determines a wetland, the important role...
Investigation: Sound Rivers
In Investigation: Sound Rivers, Water Quality Specialist Taylor Register takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at pollution investigations. Hunting down the source, breaking out DNA kits, forging unexpected partnerships and venturing int...
Muddied Waters
In this episode, Sound Rivers' Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop takes a deep dive into the No. 1 pollutant in North Carolina waterways: sediment.It's dirt, it's natural, so why is so much of it ending up in, and harming, streams, creeks and ...
