2025 River Report

Deep River Riverkeeper is committed to public transparency of their data collected through water quality sampling, research and collaborative studies on the Deep River. Please read our first ever River Report.

DRRK Podcast Series

This podcast series is a co-production between the Deep River Riverkeeper organization and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's "Humanities@Work" program.

Through this initiative, five undergraduate Humanities interns are mentored on how to communicate the significance of the Deep River to the public. These podcasts serve as a key component of that outreach programming; three episodes were recorded in 2025, with several more scheduled for release in 2026.

In addition to the podcast, the interns are developing children's games and specially designed Deep River Riverkeeper merchandise.


Get ready for a trip down memory lane as the DRRK interns cover the history of the Deep River from the modern day back to the times of European contact! Here, we interview two incredibly knowledgeable individuals, Ross Holt and Kevin Melvin, about their experience with the Deep River and what interesting stories lie around its steep banks.

Strap on your safety goggles and step into your time machines as the DRRK interns go way back to the history of the Deep River before European contact! In today's episode, we interview Harvey and Ben Harman, Ross Holt, and Kevin Melvin about who and what was living along the Deep River before Europeans arrived to the shores of the new world!

DRRK Videos and Clips

Riverkeeper Stephanie Stephens is interviewed by City of Greensboro News Anchor Carla Banks!

1/15/2026

DRRK Research and Data

 Deep River Riverkeeper has discovered high levels of PFAS chemicals in Richland Creek, a tributary of the Deep River. Richland Creek is urban, suburban, and rural, running 8.1 miles through High Point, North Carolina. Our analysis of this stream is important because we seek to track PFAS chemicals to their source in hope of reducing the contamination over time. 


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