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Conservation of the
River
The Association acts as a land trust to accept
and hold land and easements for conservation purposes. We
are working actively in both Orange and Durham counties on a variety
of conservation projects.
We continue to work diligently to help
complete the Eno River State Park Master Plan. With over
4,000 acres (map) protected
in the State Park thus far, the Association has accomplished much.
But there are more than 1,000 acres still in need of protection.
We are constantly working with various landowners
within the Master Plan area to seek ways to incorporate their
lands into the park, for the good of both the public and the wildlife
of the area.
We have helped to establish other public
park lands including West
Point on the Eno and Penny's
Bend Nature Preserve in Durham, the Occoneechee
Mountain State Natural Area near Hillsborough, and the Little
River Regional Park in Northern Durham County. We work to
partner with local governments and other conservation organizations
where possible, in order to achieve the greatest conservation
benefit for our community and our watershed.
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 The
Eno River at Poplar Ridge -
added to Eno River State Park in 2004. |
Most recently, we have partnered with Orange County
and its Lands Legacy Program to conserve lands along the upper Eno (map),
north of Hillsborough. This Upper Eno Project is an incredibly
exciting project that will result in the conservation of hundreds of
acres within the Eno River watershed.
The efforts to protect the Eno over the past
three decades and counting has resulted in an extraordinarily clean
river, full of life and recreational opportunities. The Eno provides
drinking water to Raleigh, Durham, Hillsborough and many other communities
of the Triangle Region. It is one of the main source streams for
the Falls Lake reservoir. So, its protection is not only important
to wildlife habitat, it is also tremendously important to water quality.
About
the River
History
of the River
Parklands
of the Eno River
Eno River State Park
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
Penny's Bend Nature Preserve
West
Point on the Eno Durham City Park
Historic Occoneechee Speedway
Trail & Poet's Walk
at Ayr Mount
Little
River Regional Park
To check Eno River levels click on the links below:
Roxboro Road - Durham
Hillsborough
last updated:
September 20, 2006
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