Winyah Rivers Alliance invites you to engage in an exciting conservation and recreation planning initiative, a collaborative and visionary effort to link a series of riverside public and private parks along a 70-mile stretch of South Carolina’s scenic Black River. The Black River Water Trail and Park Network is being planned, including the first new […]
North Carolina needs a state wetlands permitting program The NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC) has proposed a temporary rule to establish a state permitting program to manage impacts to over a million acres of wetlands in North Carolina. Wetlands and small streams play a critical role in filtering harmful pollution, protecting drinking water, sustaining our […]
On Monday, we observed World Water Day, celebrating the value of water in our communities and worldwide. On that day, our 2021 Waccamaw Conference launched…Confluence: The Blue Trail Connection. It’s an exciting month long public education event that includes both virtual and in person activities and runs through Earth Day, April 22nd. And on March […]
Our Waccamaw Riverkeeper, Cara Schildtknecht, has partnered with North Inlet – Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and American Rivers to present the 2021 Waccamaw Conference. We’ve got a month long celebration planned, beginning on World Water Day (March 22nd) through Earth Day (April 22nd). Our 2021 Waccamaw Conference is designed to help you discover […]
On March 10th, on behalf of Winyah Rivers Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) sued to stop Active Energy Renewable Power and Lumberton Energy Holdings (Active Energy) from illegally polluting the Lumber River in violation of the Clean Water Act. This action follows our December 10th, 2020 notice to Active Energy that its unpermitted […]
As Waterkeepers, we work to ensure every community has access to drinkable, fishable, swimmable water. And as a Riverkeeper organization working in the Carolinas, we are keenly aware of many of the issues facing vulnerable communities in our own backyards. This excellent article published by Waterkeepers Carolina, of which our Riverkeepers are a part, highlights […]
Microplastics Study Measures Impact On Waterways in North Carolina Measuring microplastics in North Carolina’s waterways is no small job. In collaboration with our colleagues at Waterkeepers Carolina, Winyah Rivers Alliance is launching a two-year study to collect surface water and sediment samples to understand better the volume of microplastics and macroplastic pollution in North Carolina’s […]
Winyah Rivers Alliance is honored and excited to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Through March 31st, vote for Winyah Rivers Alliance through the Target Circle program to help determine how Target’s donation will […]
This year, on January 30th, 2021, our nonprofit organization celebrated our 20th anniversary protecting clean water for our families and our future. Stay tuned for more details about our plans to celebrate throughout the year with our members and supporters! But let’s start at the beginning…a beginning that preceded 2001 because of the vision and […]
Some great news from our friends at the Coastal Federation. The Coastal Federation, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), recently completed a project to re-establish Atlantic white cedar habitat along the NC coast. 123 acres and 73,000 Atlantic White Cedar trees were planted along the NC coast, including in the Waccamaw […]
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