Sound Rivers: Riverkeeping Tales from the Neuse & Tar-Pamlico Sound Rivers

This episode is all about Swim Guide: what it is, how it works, where it started and what it takes to keep it running ALL summer long! Since 2017, Sound Rivers has been a part of Swim Guide, sampling and testing popular recreational sites on the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico and sharing the results with anyone who wants to know where it's safe to swim. But we didn't start this program. And we're not the only ones doing it. Swim Guide is a worldwide phenomena.Featuring Sound Rivers Program ...

This is the story of Blounts Creek, a pristine, peaceful tributary of the Pamlico River in Beaufort County, North Carolina, and the decade-long battle to prevent a mining company from destroying it. In 2011, environmental nonprofit Sound Rivers' staff discovered plans for a limestone mine — plans that included using Blounts Creek to discharge up to 12 million gallons of fresh water into the brackish headwaters of the creek every day. At risk was an entire ecosystem. In this epi...