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…
RELICS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE – 2019 ENO RIVER CALENDAR
The 2019 Eno River Calendar is out and looks great. This year we celebrate things left behind by the people who live along the river long ago like this farm implement hidden near Pleasant Green Road in Orange County. For more information about the calendar visit: http://www.enoriver.org/store/calendar/
Happy 50th Birthday to Eno River State Park!
[…] video, mapping the growth of the Eno River State Park over 50 years. It’s time to light the candles and sing happy birthday! This year, on Aug ust 22, Eno River State Park is celebrating the big 5-0. It’s a significant milestone in our journey to protect and conserve the natural, historical, and cultural […]
Annual Member Meeting
All Eno River Association members are invited to our annual b usiness meeting on Sunday, October 22nd, from 2pm-4pm, at the Confluence Natural Area (4214 Highland Farm Road, Hillsborough, NC). This event is rain or shine. Please join us to hear an update from Eno staff and board members, enjoy light refreshments, and be […]
Strategic Conservation Planning for Eno River Basin
We are excited to announce that we are embark ing on a new project! We are developing a comprehensive strategic conservation plan that will center environmental justice and climate resilience goals within a prioritized plan for proactive natural, cultural, and historic resource protection across the entire Eno River basin. This plan will incorporate updated […]
Geocaching
Geocaching is an exciting outdoor adventure game that uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to find hidden items at different locations around the world. Within the Eno River State Park, there are 4 caches for you to find. At each location there will be a container (a “cache”) that contains a logbook for you […]
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 […]
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
A Q&A with Author Julie Thomson
[…] and the Eno River Association is that you do everything you can think of doing, and you make it a community effort. They really did what we today would call a multi-media campaign to save the Eno. They spoke up! They wrote letters; attended city council (and countless other meetings); they asked hard questions; […]
The Story of West Point on the Eno*
[…] once the power source for 32 mills or more. Beyond Hillsborough, the Eno gathers strength and breadth, moving in its meandering way through unspoiled wilderness, past curio us rock formations, past bluffs covered with mountain laurel, rhododendron, azalea, galax and partridge berry, through swimming holes with strange names and histories, the Bobbitt Hole, Green’s […]
Panther Branch Natural Area Opens
[…] the family’s decision to sell the final section of a larger parcel once owned by their maternal grandmother. Iski has a deep connection to these woods, having lived on the land in a rustic cabin from 2010 until its sale in 2017. “Even when I lived there, I invited people to enjoy the trails,” […]
Catharine Link Dunnagan
[…] a hundred years old. Her death was the result of complications of diseases incident to her extreme age. She is survived by four children, all of whom live in Durham County, in the pumping station section, with the exception of E D. Dunnagan. The other children are Foy, Roscoe and J. A. Dunnagan. The […]
The History of Few’s Ford
[…] attracted by the amenities and potential for business that Hillsborough offered, William Few bought a tract of land east of Hillsborough (where Ayr Mount plantation house stands today) and took advantage of its location on the Indian Trading Path to “keep tavern”’ at his house. The following year he sold his interest in the […]
A Peek into Neuse River Waterdog Research in the Eno!
[…] life, never venturing onto land as many other salamander species do in their adult form. These salamanders are ambush predators and spend a great deal of their lives hiding under rocks and other debris before pouncing on prey such as small fish, tadpoles, and macroinvertebrates. Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi) Close-up of Neuse River […]
Plants and Animals
[…] to balance protecting these species and their habitats, while also providing public access to recreation and respite. Knowledge is essential to growing engagement in environmental stewardship. Join us for an immersive experience along the Eno through our monthly education programs or by booking an exploration for your school or group. In the meantime, explore […]
Eno River State Park
[…] stranded canoeists, once by helicopter when the river was raging. Every year someone would get lost, usually at night. We found them all, most of them a live. Two if they had not been found would have perished within hours. A few people died in the park. I always took comfort that they died […]
Reasons to Save Black Meadow Ridge at West Point on the Eno City Park
[…] and the future Teer Quarry in Durham. 2. Preservation of the nationally significant Eno River Aquatic Habitat which contains endangered and threatened species, among them, the Ne use River waterdog, the yellow lamp mussel, the Roanoke bass aka the red-eye, the panhandle pebblesnail (Virginia pebblesnail), and the Atlantic pigtoe. 3. Preservation of the extensive […]
Year of the Trail Feature: Cabelands
[…] easy removal using a net. According to local Eno historian Beverly Scarlett, Fish Dam Road was later used by soldiers in the Civil War, who were known to raid nearby homes for livestock. Today, Fish Dam Road represents an important part of history for many community members whose ancestors lived on Eno land for generations.
Education Programs
[…] problems, be it through land & water quality protection programs, participation in water quality monitoring, creating pollinator-friendly habitats in their backyard, or adding environmentally ethical and s ustainable practices to their daily lives. Explore the Eno Year-Round Winter Guided Hikes: Eno winter hikes have been a tradition since 1971, starting with the New Year’s […]
2023-27 Strategic Plan
Established in 1966, the Eno River Association is an accredited land trust and conservation nonprofit driven by a mission to conserve and protect the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River Basin. Through a strategic planning process begun in 2021, the Eno River Association developed strategic priorities to guide and measure movement towards […]
2023-2027 Strategic Plan
Established in 1966, the Eno River Association is an accredited land trust and conservation nonprofit driven by a mission to conserve and protect the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River Basin. Through a strategic planning process begun in 2021, the Eno River Association developed strategic priorities to guide and measure movement towards […]
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
[…] of work in land conservation and land ownership is intertwined with racial injustice and acts of violence against Black and Indigenous peoples. The land that we protect today is the ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, other people of Siouan descent and their descendants, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. The […]
NATURE FUN DAY AT THE CONFLUENCE NATURAL AREA
[…] confluence home. Some familiar, others not well known. We will run nets and check fish traps, identify the fish we find and learn thing about their sub-surface lives. Must be able to wade in shallow water (up to your waist) on uneven or muddy creek bottom. Wear footwear that can get wet and suitable […]
Donate
Photo by Fred Vaughn Thank You for Your Support! Did you know that Eno River State Park j ust celebrated its 50th Birthday? Thanks to supporters like you, the park now spans over 4,600 acres of protected natural beauty. We look forward to adding another 200 acres to the park, including the Historic Occoneechee […]