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 […]
News
1654: First Mention of the Eno Indians
ENO Journal Volume 4, No. 2 1976 This complicated narrative, written when Raleigh’s fort was still standing at Roanoke, shows how the English bargained sharply with the coastal Indians for three great rivers and explains their fear of inland Carolina. In September last, a young man, a trader for beavers, being bound out to […]
Home
[…] Dozens 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 […]
Orange County Proposal to Slash Funding for Land Protection
Update September: Years 2 and 3 up for a vote by County Commissioners. Read our latest statement. Please continue to let your local officials know how important these land conservation programs are in our community. Update June 10: Commissioners protected conservation easement funding in this year’s budget. Thank you all for your time, support, […]
Fish Dam Road
Route re searched and map drawn by Joe Liles Click here to view a map of the route of Fish Dam Road. It has a fair degree of detail. For larger maps, significantly more detail (and larger downloads) click here for the map key. Logo The Search for Fish Dam Road Fish Dam Road […]
Introducing Our New Executive Director
[…] Executive Director on October 28, 2019. Jessica succeeds Robin Jacobs who will retire after 14 years in the ERA’s top leadership role and six years on the organization’s board of directors. The search was guided by moss+ross, a Triangle-based consulting and executive search firm with expertise in nonprofit management. Click here for the full details.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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
[…] 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 […]
1673: Second Exploration
[…] out to inquire what might bee found out of truth in ye buisness, but before his return upon ye 25th of February came one Henry Hatcher an English man, to my house which had been att Occhonechee a tradeing with them Indians, and tells me that my man I last sent out was stopt […]
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 […]
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
[…] volcanic activity early in the Paleozoic (~500 million years ago). Fractures developed which were filled with an assortment of minerals, one of which, pyrophyllite, is actively mined today east of the Natural Area. In the geologic present the nature of the mountain’s rock and the shaping force of the Eno made it an Ice […]
Thank You for Supporting our 44th Festival for the Eno!
[…] of the way the Festival contributes to the Eno River Association’s mission year round. If you haven’t made that gift or renewed your Eno membership, please do so today. Consider becoming a Sustaining Member to unlock great membership benefits, like a 10% discount year-round through our Eno Store. Volunteers Wanted! Share your passion for the river, and help […]
Eno Journal
VOL. 8, No. 1 (1989) Advanced Search Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris dictum diam vitae porttitor varius. Integer sed dictum est. Maecenas tincidunt erat nibh, vel maximus ligula tempor nec.
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 […]
Education Programs
[…] group is looking to learn more about a specific Eno-related topic, we are happy to set something up! Download our Eno Education Program Catalog and contact us today to learn more about scheduling a private program. Book Now Download Program Catalog If you are a teacher and are looking for more ways for your […]
Eno River State Park
[…] together. I feel like my career grew up with the park. When I came the state park protected 2200 acres broken like a quilt with patches missing. Today the park lands are approaching 4400 acres almost unbroken. We added campsites, picnic areas, ranger housing, and my personal favorite – 8 ½ miles of trail. […]