A lot of big items, like cars and trailers, have been cleaned out from Western North Carolina rivers after Helene — but there is still a lot of smaller trash throughout the region’s creeks and streams ...

Putting GPS-tracked plastic bottles into this Raleigh creek will help researchers study and possibly reduce litter.

MountainTrue, a nonprofit conservation organization serving western North Carolina, is partnering with the NC Department of Environmental Quality to launch a comprehensive River Debris Cleanup Program ...