Coastal Environmental Partnership FAQs Rates Forms Facebook Community Updates Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 3 hours 6 minutes ago Over 300 pounds of trash removed from our river today! Thank you to all of our volunteers! Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 1 week 3 days ago Just pulled our first round of beets grown in our demonstration garden, planted in our very own Coastal Grow Compost! What’s your favorite beet recipe? This year we are growing three varieties: Chioggia, Golden, and Detroit Dark Red. Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 2 weeks 2 days ago Lucy Goosey and Goose Wayne apparently made a nest somewhere other than our compost pile, and surprised us by debuting two precious new goslings today! What should we name them? Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 3 weeks 1 day ago The Newport Transfer Station will have normal operating hours today, from 7:30-4:30. There may be some smoke still around, so please exercise caution. Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 3 weeks 2 days ago NEWPORT TRANSFER STATION UPDATE: The Newport Transfer Station will remain closed throughout the rest of the day today, 4/23/26. We expect to make an announcement regarding operations tomorrow, 4/24/26, by 7am. Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 3 weeks 2 days ago Newport Transfer Station Closed: Due to a fire in the Croatan, we have had to close the Newport Transfer Station today 4/23. Check here for further updates. Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 3 weeks 4 days ago SPRING RIVER SWEEP! 5/16 from 9am-12 noon! Link to register: https://soundrivers.org/event/craven-county-clean-sweep-river-sweep-2/ We are partnering with Craven County Clean Sweep, Sound Rivers, and Twin Rivers Paddle Club for our 2nd River Sweep Cleanup! -- Brices Creek is a beautiful tributary of the Neuse River and a Sound Rivers’ paddling favorite! Clean Sweep: River Sweep is part of Craven County’s Clean Sweep initiative. You’re encouraged to bring your own kayak/paddleboard/canoe, but Sound Rivers will have a limited number of kayaks available on a first-come, first-served basis. This on-the-water cleanup starts at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. Meetup is at 8:30 a.m. at Merchant's boat launch, 1801 Brices Creek Road, New Bern. Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 1 month 1 week ago Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 1 month 1 week ago Time is ticking! Make sure you get your application in for our 2026 John R. Kirkland Environmental Scholarship Program. Applications due 4/17/26! Open to graduating seniors in Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties. bit.ly/CEPScholarship2026 Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 1 month 3 weeks ago We had a great time working with North Carolina Coastal Federation to install a new native plant garden around the sign at the Newport Transfer Station! Huge thank you to Rachel Bisesi with NCCF and volunteers Deb and Paula! We also have to give a huge shout out to Pinecone Home & Garden Center for helping us pick out the perfect natives to spruce up the landscaping. We can’t wait to watch everything grow and bloom this season! Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 2 months ago All CEP facilities will be closing at 3:30pm today, 3/16/26. Stay safe! Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEPNC) 2 months 2 weeks ago If you can’t wait for our HHW collection dates, this is a great resource to dispose of pesticides! Previous Next No news articles have been posted, yet. No events have been posted, yet.