We are pleased to be offering two weeks of iWalk the Eno Science and Nature Day Camp for 8-12-year-olds and one week of Eno River Field Station for 12-15-year-olds this year! iWalk the Eno will take place June 14-18 & 21-25 and you may sign up for one or both weeks. Field Station will take place July […]
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 work) […]
Eno River State Park to Proceed with Hillsborough Expansion
The Eno River Association is pleased to announce that a project to sell over 200 acres near downtown Hillsborough has received full funding from federal, state, and private sources. Since 2021, the Association has been working to initiate the sale of property owned by Classical American Homes Preservation Trust to The Archaeological Conservancy and the […]
Bringing Eno River State Park to Downtown Hillsborough
The Eno River Association is facilitating the sale of over 200 acres near downtown Hillsborough from Classical American Homes Preservation Trust to the Archaeological Conservancy and the State to be added to Eno River State Park. Once complete, this transaction will increase Eno River State Park to over 4,700 acres in Durham and Orange counties. The […]
Eno River Association Earns Renewed National Recognition
Durham, NC, February 17, 2022 – One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1966, the Eno River Association, has been doing just that for the people of Durham and Orange counties. Now the Eno River Association announced it has renewed its land […]
77 Acres Protected Along Little River
Seventy-seven acres of newly protected forestland will forever protect water quality and habitat along the North Fork Little River. The Eno River Association, working in partnership with a willing landowner, Orange County, the City of Raleigh, and the City of Durham, has placed a permanent conservation easement on the property located a mile upstream of […]
Eno River Association Website Redesign
Project Overview (Download RFP) The Eno River Association seeks a Web Designer with strong roots in the Triangle region to design a new website for the Eno River Association including: graphic design, coding, migration of existing content, beta testing, and launch of new site to the public. The project would begin in late Summer 2021 […]
Remembering: John Blackfeather Jeffries
[…] Eno River, volume 2. Photo of Mr. Jeffries by Joe Liles I came into this world in 1939 in Hillsborough, NC where we are sitting right now. All of my family lived around me. You could see that monadnock rising up from the Eno River from my house. I was told that this was […]
A Community of Men and Mills
[…] backdrop of working machines, in themselves fascinating and challenging, the people met. They came to grind their grain and saw their logs, to mend their ploughs and buy their provisions, to shoe their horses and gin their cotton. The sheriff came at appointed times to collect their taxes. The politicians came to make their […]
Gateway Building Company improves access to Eno River parks!
Durham-based Gateway Building Company held a team service project at the Eno River Association headquarters in early September. The construction company donated skilled labor, equipment, and materials to make much-needed improvements to this popular parking area along the banks of the Eno. Strategically located between West Point on the Eno Durham City Park and the […]
Catharine Link Dunnagan
By Dave Southern & Denny O’Neal October 2011 On the Dunnagan Trail in the Eno River State Park, hikers encounter a sm all graveyard, and it frequently piques the interest of the curious. Chris Graham, History PhD candidate at UNC-G who keeps the blogsite Whig Hill, wrote in 2005 of walking there, accompanied by his […]
Reenvisioning Fall Events & Programs
Association to support personal and sm all group outdoor experiences Due to safety concerns stemming 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 […]
Affiliated Hike: Black Meadow Ridge Hike
[…] City of Durham’s beloved West Point on the Eno Park and on our Eno River that we have worked diligently for over 50 years to protect for all to enjoy. Express your love and concern for the Eno River and the quality of water which flows within its banks. Meet at West Point on […]
iWalk the Eno
June 17-21 & June 24-28 2024 Registration is open! Browse camp options A Nature-Based Camp Experience iWalk the Eno Science & Nature Summer Camp helps children ages 8- 12 learn and grow in nature’s classroom. The camp is located in Orange and Durham counties at Eno River State Park and West Point on the Eno […]
Paddling
[…] 5 feet is dangerous Flatwater paddling There are three flatwater sections of the river that maintain adequate river levels of between three and ten feet deep in all seasons. These quiet stretches of the Eno River provide the opportunity for gentle paddling, watching for wildlife and natural history meditation. West Point Point on the […]
Eno River Association has Expanded Our Confluence Natural Area!
The Eno River Association is thrilled to announce two recent land protection efforts that will increase the total area and property buffers at its 200-acre Confluence Natural Area. The Association has purchased nearly 70 acres to the west of the West Fork Eno River and has protected an additional 25 acres with a conservation easement […]
Trailside Stewardship Signs
[…] Service for your company or community group: email stewardship@enoriver.org or contact Kim Livingston at (919) 620-9099 ext. 206 to discuss timing and project availability. Commitment level: One-time. Learn more about all these opportunities on the Stewardship page of our website. If you have other questions or ideas for how to support the parks, trails, and natural areas along the […]
Eno River Association has expanded our Confluence Natural Area!
The Eno River Association is thrilled to announce two recent land protection efforts that will increase the total area and property buffers at its 200-acre Confluence Natural Area. The Association has purchased nearly 70 acres to the west of the West Fork Eno River and has protected an additional 25 acres with a conservation easement […]
Reasons to Save Black Meadow Ridge at West Point on the Eno City Park
I. ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ~ 1. Protection of the water quality in a critical watershed area which affects the Eno River, the source of drinking water for F alls Lake reservoir in Raleigh and the future Teer Quarry in Durham. 2. Preservation of the nationally significant Eno River Aquatic Habitat which contains endangered and threatened […]
Education Programs
[…] Download Program Catalog If you are a teacher and are looking for more ways for your students to connect with science, the outdoors, and nature, we are here for you! We can visit your classroom, outdoor space, meet your students at the Eno for a field trip. Costs are low or free based on […]
Spring Wildflower Hikes
[…] January through mid-May and a special hike in June for National Trails Day. The Eno River Association hosts its own series of Hikes and Outings to bring all the citizens of the Eno to the river to enjoy, explore, and learn more about the places we love. Most hikes and outings take place on […]
Culture and History of the Eno River Basin
[…] through the present day, the Eno River has been central to the development of our local cultures. Our aim is to preserve and celebrate the stories of all the people who have made the Eno River basin their home for centuries. The Eno River Association’s journals explore the history and culture of the watershed […]
Join us for Creek Week!
[…] Bluffs Wildflower Hike Sunday, March 15 – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This hike will lead participants to a noteworthy natural area called Willie Duke’s Bluff w here we’ll see outstanding displays of spring wildflowers, including some that are rare and unusual in our area of the Piedmont. This hike is somewhat difficult and […]
Statement on the Open Air Camp Road properties
The Eno River Association would like to acknowledge the recent questions we’ve received surrounding several properties on Open Air Camp Road in Northern Durham. A core part of our mission is to support and grow Eno River State Park by purchasing land identified in the Eno River State Park Master Plan for protection and expansion. […]