Help us raise $123,000 by December 31 We’ve got exciting news to share! We’re acquiring 23 more acres of land and placing an additional 19 acres under a permanent conservation easement along the East Fork of the Eno River in northern Orange County in December. All 42 acres adjoin our Confluence Natural Area, expanding […]
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[…] of opportunities are waiting for you to make an impact on the plants, animals, and programs supported by the Eno River Association. Sign up to Volunteer Latest News How Eno River Association Contributes to Climate Resilience within the Eno River Watershed Read More How Eno River Association Contributes to Climate Resilience within the Eno […]
Orange County Proposal to Slash Funding for Land Protection
[…] that could affect the lands legacy program, most commissioners stated they will NOT cut that funding when it comes up for vote in September!! This is good news. Sample Talking Points Here are some sample talking points you can use to craft your letter or remarks, but it is by no means comprehensive. The […]
New Year’s Day Hike
A tradition since 1971 of the Eno River Association is our popular New Year’s Day Hike. We gather together as one Eno family and take either a short, family-friendly hike or a longer, more adventurous one at the Eno River State Park. Read More…
We’ve Added More Land To Our Confluence Natural Area!
On December 19 the Eno River Association added 22.6 acres to its 180-acre Confluence Natural Area in Orange County, and at the same time accepted the donation of a permanent Conservation Easement on an additional 19 acres. Click here to read more. Wetland on Newly Acquired Confluence Property_opt
Eno River Association expands Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
The Eno River Association announced a 7.5 acres expansion of Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area today via a recent land acquisition. This property is a priority in the Eno River State Park Master Plan given its exceptional Natural Heritage Program Natural Area rating and will help provide habitat and water protection for the Eno […]
Tee Shirts and Posters for the holidays!
As a “Thanks” , we are offering shirts and posters at a big discount to our fabulous members! Posters are 1/2 price and range from $5 to $25. Tees are only $20! Quantities are limited. Availability is “first come-first served “. Read More…
Hugh L. Mangum, 1877-1922
[…] Duke Libraries and may be browsed at their website. Hugh Leonard Mangum was born June 3,1877 on Main Street in Durham where the Alexander Ford Building stands today. His father, Presley J. Mangum, an early Durham postmaster, was a skilled craftsman and furniture maker who owned a sash, blind, and door factory in downtown […]
Happy 50th Birthday to Eno River State Park!
[…] journey to protect and conserve the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River Basin. We hope you’ll join us in the celebration all month long! Read our Media Release. Photo of Margaret Nygard by George Pyne Reflecting on Our Past Our story began with a small group of dedicated individuals who fought […]
Land Acknowledgement
The Eno River Association respectfully acknowledges that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, other people of Siouan descent, and their descendants, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. Although they lived in separate villages and developed distinct identities, they spoke a common Tutelo-Saponi language. In […]
Take a Hike with BING-ENO!
Start the New Year off right! Hike the Eno! Win prizes! Stay safe!!! Join us along the Eno from January 2nd through March 31st with our new BING-ENO game! Learn more and download your BING-ENO card today: www.enoriver.org/bing-eno
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
[…] Land Acknowledgment Statement as further commitment to practicing inclusion daily. Photo by Mike Salemi The Eno River Association respectfully acknowledges that the land that we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi, the Tutelo, the Shakori, the Cheraw, and the Eno. They descended from an […]
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
Photo by Dalvin Nichols, www.8bitphotog.com There are so many ways to celebrate our beloved river and our earth today, and we hope you’ll take part in at least one of them: …download our Treasure Maps for the Confluence Natural Area …color a page from our coloring book …represent the Eno River (and support our […]
Eno River Currents
Eno River Currents is our twice-annual newsletter for Association members and friends. It contains news and updates about the work that we have been doing with YOUR help. Summer 2021 Winter 2020 Spring 2020 Winter 2019 Summer 2019 Winter 2018 Summer 2018 Fall 2017 Summer 2017 Archives Fall 2016 Summer 2016 Spring 2015 Winter 2015 […]
Take Action to Protect Orange County Lands & Waters
[…] September. Their decisions will result in either a strong, positive impact for both the Eno River and our community, or in a negative, lasting scar on both. Read the full statement here. Next week, on September 1, it is critical that they fully fund the Lands Legacy program in the County’s Capital Improvement Plan […]
A Q&A with Author Julie Thomson
[…] I’ve always been fascinated by the story of how the Eno River was preserved and I was always surprised that it wasn’t available as a book to read. I first learned about the Eno River Association through the annual calendar, working one summer at Schoolhouse of Wonder, and then also through the Association’s Winter […]
A Community of Men and Mills
[…] of a post office was certification of a mill’s centricity and yet another reason to draw people to it. With the post rider and mail came the newspapers and journals and knowledge of life beyond the region. Men swapped news and views and horses and land. Men came to fish in the mill pond […]
The History of Few’s Ford
[…] John Wood, built saw and grist mills on two acres obtained from William Cox at a fording place not far upstream from Few’s new homestead.3 A mill al ready existed on the Eno in Hillsborough seven miles upstream, and another slightly farther away downstream, so that the Few mill could count on a wide radius […]
The Story of West Point on the Eno*
[…] on the mail route from Raleigh to Roxboro, it may have received its name from that fact; we have as yet found no other explanation for it. Today a handful of structures remains on the mill lands but probably none that were there during the ownership of Herbert Sims unless Sims first lived in […]
Catharine Link Dunnagan
[…] back and told his wife that Norman fell dead this morning going into town, she asked, “Did he break the eggs?” * At least 7 are visible today. ** There was also an old homestead ~ 1000 feet east, next to a huge white oak tree, as indicated by a well or cistern pit, […]
Year of the Trail Feature: Buckquarter Creek Trail
[…] and established farms and mills along the Eno. Today, one of the most well-known historical features of Buckquarter Creek Trail is the Cole house, which you can read more about here. However, one of the lesser known features is the remnant foundation of an old tobacco barn, which is located to the side of […]
Plants and Animals
[…] close to rivers and streams where they feed on insects, spiders, worms, and other critters. Bluegill Bluegill × The bluegill is a freshwater fish species which can readily be found in the Eno. They spend a great deal of their time hiding among aquatic plants and debris in the river. Bluegills are omnivores that […]
Fish Dam Road
[…] he took his students in search of the road. During the spring intensive of 2004 a new group of students under Joe’s tutelage began exploring the road. Read more about their project here. History of Fish Dam Road Notes from the field: student search Interviews with long time residents Some of the people involved […]