[…] most prominent is carbon sequestration! Carbon sequestration is “the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide”. In a world where carbon dioxide – a prevalent greenho use gas – is being produced in huge quantities and leading to global warming, the process of sequestration is key. Fortunately, trees are very good at this […]
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 […]
Eno River State Park
Park Office Address: 6101 Cole Mill Road Durh am, NC 27705 Hours: Vary by location Activities and Attractions: Camping Paddling Fishing Hiking Nature Picnicking Website Park Map Partnering with the Nature Conservancy, the State of North Carolina, the City of Durham, and Durham and Orange Counties, the Eno River Association was able to create […]
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 […]
Catharine Link Dunnagan
[…] O’Neal October 2011 On the Dunnagan Trail in the Eno River State Park, hikers encounter a small graveyard, and it frequently piques the interest of the curio us. Chris Graham, History PhD candidate at UNC-G who keeps the blogsite Whig Hill, wrote in 2005 of walking there, accompanied by his border collie Lizzie. So we […]
Thank You for Supporting our 44th Festival for the Eno!
[…] performers, to the volunteers, and of course all of you that came and enjoyed yourselves – we’re sending a heartfelt “Thank You!” Your Festival participation is j ust the first step in protecting the Eno. As you know, the Festival provides significant awareness and funds to help us with our efforts year round. There are so […]
Panther Branch Natural Area Opens
[…] Local Affairs Manager. “Our support for the Eno River Association is part of our shared responsibility to ensure we can enjoy our natural resources in the region today and tomorrow.” During two days of festivities on April 20 and 22, the Association will celebrate the opening with a ribbon cutting, guided hikes, an introduction […]
Year of the Trail Feature: Buckquarter Creek Trail
[…] and other key locations. Those pathways were later used by colonists who forced local Indigenous groups from the land 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 […]
Resolve to Sustain the Eno in 2023
[…] of all annual donations nationally are given in December. We are so grateful for the 24% of individual donors who made it a priority to give genero usly to the Eno River Association during a busy time of year. But we also have an easy solution to the year-end rush – start a monthly […]
1733: Meeting with Shacco Will
[…] Siouan tribes. … we sent for’an old Indian called Shacco-Will, living about seven miles off, who reckoned himself seventy-eight years old. This fellow pretended he could conduct us to a silver mine, that lies either upon Eno river, or a creek of it, not far from where the Tuscaroras once lived. But by some […]
The Eyewitness Accounts of the Eno and Related Indians
[…] nations of Indians once lived in North Carolina. The Cherokee lived in the mountains; the Sioux in the piedmont; the Algonquin on the coast; and the T uscarora, of Iroquois stock from the north, came and went as hunters and marauders. For some 200 years a fifth nation of Indians dominated the Pee Dee […]
Reenvisioning Fall Events & Programs
Association to support personal and small group outdoor experiences Due to safety concerns stemm ing from the ongoing global pandemic, the Eno River Association is re-imaging several of its popular in-person fall events and programs. While experts agree that outdoor experiences are among the safest ways to recreate during the pandemic, the Association will […]
Ribbons of Color Along the Eno River
[…] platform for People of Color to share their Eno family history The Eno River Association announces the revival of their Eno Journal, now available for purchase onl ine and thru local retail shops. Ribbons of Color Along the Eno River: The History of African Americans and People of Color Living on the Eno contains […]
1676: Bacon’s Massacre
ENO Journal Volume 4, No. 2 1976 Elizabeth Duke, Mistress Bacon, was one of the first Dukes to come to America. Tormented by the Indians, her husband Nathaniel Bacon, with a posse of planters, took the law into his own hands. He chased the offending Indians onto the Occaneechi Islands, massacred them there, then […]
Fish Dam Road
[…] significantly more detail (and larger downloads) click here for the map key. Logo The Search for Fish Dam Road Fish Dam Road began as a foot trail in the 1600’s and connected two Indian villages, one on the Neuse River and one on the Eno River. The road remained in prominent use until the […]
2019 Festival for the Eno
Thanks to over 500 volunteers, our wonderful sponsors, contributors, participants and attendees, the 40th Festival for the Eno was a fabulously good time celebrating the best of our region’s musics, arts, nature and foods! Even lightning strikes and downpours could not diminish the energy and enthusiasm of the thousands of folks who came to […]
Culture and History of the Eno River Basin
Unique among land tr usts, the Eno River Association endeavors to preserve and uplift the culture and history of our watershed — not just its important natural resources. From the rich, pre-Colonial Native American settlements along its banks, to the first European exploration of the Carolinas, to NASCAR’s inaugural season, and through the present […]
A letter to our community…
Photo by L inda Yao The centuries-deep cultural history in the Eno River basin is rich, and injustice, inequity, and racism are tragically foundational to much of that history. The most recent murders of two innocent Black men – George Floyd and Amaud Arbery- and a Black woman – Breonna Taylor- have opened centuries-old […]
SuperEno
Extended through February 14th! As an alternative to our cancelled New Year’s Day Hike for 2022, please join us for this self-guided hike program, designed to help you discover new places as you learn about the highest, deepest, longest, and oldest parts of the river. Completing challenges will make you eligible to win a […]
History of the Packhouse at West Point on the Eno
The tobacco packhouse is one of a cluster of outbuild ings situated behind the McCown-Mangum House at West Point on the Eno. Only two of the original work buildings, the tobacco barn and the packhouse, remain as reminders of the intensive farming that once went on at this location. This was the working heart […]
Join us for our 44th Festival for the Eno!
Summer is here, and that means, the Festival for the Eno is j ust around the corner! We hope to see you on July 1st and 4th! This year’s incredible lineup features Tift Merritt, Bombadil, the African American Dance Ensemble, the Gospel Jubilators, Joseph Terrell, Mike Compton & Joe Newberry, Dawn Landes, Spiritual Voices, […]
Panther Branch Natural Area
[…] general operating support from members like you. You can ensure this site can welcome the anticipated 5,000 visitors in the first year alone with your additional donation today. Give in support of Panther Branch Frequently Asked Questions What are the preserve rules? Stay on Designated Trails No Off-leash Dogs No Bicycles, Motorized Vehicles, or […]
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.
Open Air Camp Road Properties Update as of October 1, 2022
[…] and offers to help. We appreciate the support we’re seeing: for the neighbors involved, for the Eno River Association, and for the State Park. Even the fr ustrations we’ve heard are welcomed, as it helps us consider more paths to help the three families whose month-to-month leases cannot be renewed into 2023. Today, we […]