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- July 1995
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Chaney Creek River Cleanup with Honor Society Students from CCCCCreated on Saturday
Georgie Wilson New River TourCreated on Saturday
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- Oktoberfest
Riverwalk Crossing Park
Saturday, October 24 at 10:00am - Oyster Roast
Equine Country
Saturday, October 17 at 5:00pm - Oyster Roast/Annual Meeting
Equine Country
Saturday, October 17 at 5:00pm - NC Big Sweep
Morris Landing
Saturday, October 10 at 9:00am - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Yard Sa...
Chaney Creek Location
Saturday, September 26 at 8:00am - International Coastal Cleanup
Morris Landing
Saturday, September 19 at 9:00am - Farmer's Day
Allong side of 258/24
Saturday, September 12 at 9:00am - Water & Waste Water Management...
Jacksonville City Hall
Thursday, August 27 at 6:30pm - New River Otters
Chaney Creek
Saturday, June 27 at 1:00pm - Arts by the Sea
Downtown Swansboro
Saturday, June 13 at 10:00am
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- ***URGENT: Tell State What You Think About Titan Permit*** 12:31pm Nov 6
- Don't Chuck Those Shucks; Recycle Them! 8:39am Nov 4
- EPA Critical of Draft Titan Permit 8:13am Nov 4
New River Foundation, Inc.
Scientists from the Peking University and Tsinghua University have
created a sponge like no other. It is made of carbon nanotubes -
regular carbon atoms arranged in a specific cylindrical shape - and can
absorb organic pollutants from the surface of water (such as oil and
solvents) up to 180x its weight (!) without absorbi...ng water
(see video below to see how light it is). And once its full of toxic
liquids, the best part is that you can just wring it and start again.Read More
created a sponge like no other. It is made of carbon nanotubes -
regular carbon atoms arranged in a specific cylindrical shape - and can
absorb organic pollutants from the surface of water (such as oil and
solvents) up to 180x its weight (!) without absorbi...ng water
(see video below to see how light it is). And once its full of toxic
liquids, the best part is that you can just wring it and start again.Read More
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Photo: Peking University and Tsinghua University Is There Anything We CAN'T Do With Carbon Nanotubes? Cleaning up toxic spills has always been a problem. It's hard, and it's expensive, and you have to be thorough. But things might have
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“The main impact on area beaches and in the coastal areas will be the potential for a widespread rain event,” said Jim Merrell, a duty forecaster for the National Weather Service in Newport. ...
New River Foundation, Inc. Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps! You make us proud!
New River Foundation, Inc. Teach a wounded veteran to fish, and you’ll help him heal.
Group uses fly fishing as therapy for veterans | therapy, fish, uses - News - Jacksonville Daily New
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Billy Spencer, center, watches instructor, Myron Beaty tie his fl y fi shing lure, while Blaine Maus and Philip Spencer work on theirs Monday. The group for disabled vets, Project Healing Waters, just recently started in Richlands.
New River Foundation, Inc. Don't know what methylmercury is? The USGS explains exactly what this neurotoxin is and how it affects you and your family.
New River Foundation, Inc. New River Foundation would like to thank our Marines and their families for the job they do so well every day for all of us. What a pleasure and privilege to know those who are our members and volunteers. A very special thanks to our Foundation President-- Ret. SGTMAJ Joe Houle and his family. Happy 234th birthday to the United States Marine Corps..........
Source: www.marines.mil
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Following the Oct. 1 state mandate that rigid plastic containers are no longer allowed to be discarded in regular trash bins, trash haulers in Onslow County are stepping up to the plate to provide recycling services for their customers.
New River Foundation, Inc. Thanks to our 15 volunteers who came out to help clean up Chaney Creek today! :)
New River Foundation, Inc. New River Foundation gave a tour of the New River to writer Georgie Wilson. Georgie is writing a story about the New River and we were happy to take her out and show her what our river has to offer! :)
New River Foundation, Inc. Join the NRF, staff and volunteers from CCCC at Chaney Creek at 9am later this morning to remove debris and trash from the river. Fifth clean up this season on Chaney Creek. Where have all the good stewards of the rivers gone?
Fans & Members, Find the below e-mail from Mike Giles, Cape Fear Coastkeeper, of NC Coastal Federation regarding the comment period for the Titan Permit...
New River Foundation, Inc. A unique way to get people to care about our Country's rivers. You can now text fish to see how they are doing in the East and the Bronx Rivers.
Amphibious Architecture Gets People to Interact with River System, Includes Texting Fish : TreeHugge
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Photos via Amphibious Architecture The East and the Bronx Rivers in New York are home to a new installation project that offers a 'looking glass' into the marine ecosystems of the rivers. The Amphibious Architecture project is a way
New River Foundation, Inc. Interesting article!
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Photo via Pink Sherbet Photography Electricity gets all the attention when it comes to the smart grid, but not to be ignored is also what a smart grid can do for water consumption. Americans consume twice the world average
