[…] Mill Road entrances. Hillsborough Riverwalk – This paved, accessible, urban greenway stretches about 1.8 miles along the Eno River between Gold Park in western Hillsborough and trails east of town. Historic Occoneechee Speedway – Though not officially designated as accessible, many of our neighbors enjoy the trails available at this site off downtown Hillsborough. The approximately […]
Happy 50th Birthday to Eno River State Park!
Check out our time lapse 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 August 22, Eno River State Park is celebrating the big 5-0. It’s a significant milestone in our journey to protect and conserve the […]
Mill Moving
Volume 3, No. 1 -Excerpted from an article in Bo-waters’ fall-winter 1974 issue of Crossbow 1975 What’s 18 feet across, weighs two tons, is over one hundred years old, and takes the National Guard and four two-and-a-half-ton trucks to move? Would you believe a grist mill? Yes, when Bowaters Carolina’s Woodland company, Catawba Timber […]
A Community of Men and Mills
Eno Journal VOLUME 7 SPECIAL ISSUE Papers from the seminar on Water Wheels and Windmills JULY 1978 By Jean Anderson Watermills filled a unique position in rural America before the 20th century. As industrial, commercial, and social centers they touched the lives of people at many points, becoming interwoven not only with the economic […]
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. […]
Reenvisioning Fall Events & Programs
Association to support personal and small 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 focus […]
Wildflower Society
Pho to by Joe Liles, Wildflower Society Member Members of our Wildflower Society have made a special commitment to the Eno River Association with their annual contribution of $500 or more. The support of these members allow us to be strategic, proactive, and responsive to new land protection opportunities as they arise. Wildflower Society […]
Join us for our 44th Festival for the Eno!
[…] sales only cover a fraction of what it takes to bring you four stages of music, a juried craft fair, food, and fun. This year, our friends from Duke Energy are helping us partner with community and neighborhood organizations to reduce obstacles to attendance like ticket fees, transportation, and language barriers. Investing in Our […]
Wildflower Society
Pho to by Joe Liles, Wildflower Society Member Members of our Wildflower Society have made a special commitment to the Eno River Association with their annual contribution of $1,000 or more. The support of these members allow us to be strategic, proactive, and responsive to new land protection opportunities as they arise. Wildflower Society […]
Resolve to Sustain the Eno in 2023
[…] and restore habitats to support climate resilience $25 per month provides a scholarship for a student to attend one of our unique hands-on, feet-wet summer programs $ 50 per month helps us support the local arts community with a platform at the Festival for the Eno Or even $100 per month helps us purchase […]
The History of Few’s Ford
[…] River. The colonial government’s establishment in the 1750s of Orange County and its seat at Hillsborough was a response to the flood of immigrants into the backcountry from the mid Atlantic colonies. The farmer from Maryland, William Few, Sr., was just one of thousands arriving at that time. 1 The land Few bought in 1758, […]
Eno River Association Grows State Park’s Acreage and Protects Land in the Upper Eno River Basin
Tributary to Eno River on the Matheson Property. Photo credit Todd Nance. On December 17, 2019, the Eno River Association donated 14 acres of land to be included into Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area and a 1.86-acre trail easement, adjacent to the Eno River and Pleasant Green Road, to be included into Eno River […]
Panther Branch Natural Area
[…] Rock/Minerals or Water No Weapons, Illegal Drug or Alcohol Use No Entering or Damaging Structures What is the accessibility of the site? Parking: Gravel surface lot within 50 feet of trailhead Trail difficulty: Easy to moderate natural surface, varying widths from 2-6 feet, varying grades including several steep inclines (Yellow Trail), the Yellow Trail […]