Eno River Association
Protect. Advocate. Learn.
Where Community and River Meet Before it became a tradition, before the stages and silk screens and summer crowds, there was a simple idea: bring people together in celebration of the Eno River—and in doing so, inspire them to protect it. For more than 45 years, that idea has taken shape as the Festival for […]
The Eno River was named after a Native American tribe known as the Haynoke, Oenoke, or Enoe Indians. The Eno River Association (ERA), Eno River State Park, and West Point on the Eno are located on the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, and other Siouan-speaking peoples, as well as their […]
In its early years, the Eno River Association (ERA) faced major challenges in protecting the river’s natural resources and the benefits it provided to surrounding communities. The dedication of the earliest supporters of the preservation of the Eno River Valley laid the foundation for the river-centered land conservation, community events, and vibrant community that ERA […]
