[…] members receive invitations to special events and priority listing in our newsletter unless they wish to remain anonymous. Make your membership gift to join the Wildflower Society online. Wildflower Society Members as of March 2021 BLAZING STAR – $5,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous Meredith Barrett & Aaron Stoertz Bill & Carol Charping The Estate of […]
Reenvisioning Fall Events & Programs
Associati on 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 […]
Resolve to Sustain the Eno in 2023
[…] of individual donors who made it a priority to give generously 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 gift now! Become a Sustaining Member of the Eno River Association at the start of 2023, and […]
Bringing Eno River State Park to Downtown Hillsborough
[…] to advance our role in this project and ensure our ability to protect important properties along the Eno River for generations to come. Donations can be made online or to the Eno River Association, 4404 Guess Road, Durham, NC 27712. View the PDF of the media release. For more information about the project, please contact […]
Spring Wildflower Hikes
The Eno River Associati on offers hikes each Sunday from 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 […]
Year of the Trail Feature: Cabelands
[…] Indigenous Peoples in the area. The trap involved a funnel created with rocks, which trapped fish in a specific area of the river and allowed for their 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 […]
Accessible Activities
[…] restrooms, and short paved trails are available at the Fews Ford and Cole Mill Road entrances. Hillsborough Riverwalk – This paved, accessible, urban greenway stretches about 1.8 miles al ong 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 […]
Happy 50th Birthday to Eno River State Park!
[…] 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 natural, historical, and […]
Orange County Proposal to Slash Funding for Land Protection
Update September: Years 2 and 3 up for a vote by County Commissi oners. 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, […]
Hugh L. Mangum, 1877-1922
Hugh Mangum. The photos featured on this page (plus many more) by Hugh Mangum are in the collection of 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 […]
Mill Moving
[…] the mill restored, the mill building reconstructed, and a corn-grinding operation on the site. Visitors will be able to watch an authentic mill in action and chances are they will be able to buy waterground corn meal and homemade bread in the mill building. -Excerpted from an article in Bo-waters’ fall-winter 1974 issue of Crossbow
Occoneechee Speedway
Hours: Dusk to Dawn Address: 320 Elizabeth Brady Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Occ oneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open and is the only track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season. The site is now heavily forested in 40 year old pines and sycamores. Visible still are the grandstands […]
The Eno and its Banks
[…] most rapidly of all, near expanding towns and cities. Just as more people need quiet out-door natural places to escape to at times for renewal and relaxati on, such places are becoming scarcer and farther away. This is especially true of Durham and it’s neighboring county of Orange. However, a fragment of wilderness, somewhat […]
2020 Festival for the Eno Canceled
Photo by Caroline Cockrell, Festival for the Eno 2019 It is with deep sadness that we announce the cancellati on of the 41st Festival for the Eno, scheduled for July 3 and 4, 2020. We do this following much thoughtful deliberation and in consultation with our many partners including the City of Durham, Orange […]
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
[…] Treasure Maps for the Confluence Natural Area …color a page from our coloring book …represent the Eno River (and support our work) with a purchase from our online store …become a member by making a gift to our 40-mile Challenge in honor of Earth Day …sing along with our I Love the Eno music […]
FINALLY! Public Hearing on the Westpoint Development
UPDATE: To the dozens of you who spoke at that hearing about the devasting impact this project will have on the Eno and to West Point Park, THANK YOU! Your comments were passionate and perfectly on-point. You can still submit a written comment to PublicComments@ncdenr.gov BEFORE FEBRUARY 21 & include “Westpoint” in the subject […]
Panther Branch Natural Area Opens
NEWEST ADDITI ON TO THE ENO RIVER PARKS NETWORK A collective vision to transform 56 acres of family-owned forest into a publicly accessible riverfront hiking area has become a reality. Panther Branch Natural Area in unincorporated Efland will celebrate its opening on Earth Day, April 22 – the culmination of six years of work […]
Reasons to Save Black Meadow Ridge at West Point on the Eno City Park
I. ENVIR ONMENTAL BENEFITS ~ 1. Protection of the water quality in a critical watershed area which affects the Eno River, the source of drinking water for Falls 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 […]
Saving Eno Monarchs
Here at the Eno River Associati on, we absolutely love learning and talking about some of the amazing native organisms that can be found in our area, all of which work together to ensure Eno ecosystems are healthy and balanced. If you’re like us, you’ll agree that monarch butterflies EASILY rank at the top […]
Laurel Cliffs Trail
Winter Red-bellied woodpecker: The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is the most comm on winter woodpecker in North Carolina and is a year-round resident of the Eno! Look for this species on tree trunks where it uses its bill and tongue to extract insects from the bark! American beech: Unlike many other deciduous trees, the […]
2023-2027 Strategic Plan
Established in 1966, the Eno River Associati on is an accredited land trust and conservation nonprofit driven by a mission to conserve and protect the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River Basin. Through a strategic planning process begun in 2021, the Eno River Association developed strategic priorities to guide and measure movement […]
2023-27 Strategic Plan
Established in 1966, the Eno River Associati on is an accredited land trust and conservation nonprofit driven by a mission to conserve and protect the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River Basin. Through a strategic planning process begun in 2021, the Eno River Association developed strategic priorities to guide and measure movement […]
History
[…] the wild, picturesque, and historic Eno River was threatened: the city of Durham planned to dam the river and create a new reservoir for its growing populati on. The Eno had already been used as a water supply for the city once before at the turn of the century. The City Council now viewed […]
1733: Meeting with Shacco Will
[…] it to me whenever I pleased. To comfort his heart, I gave him a bottle of rum, with which he made himself very happy, and all the family very miserable by the horrible noise he made all night. From William Byrd, Journey to the Land of Eden, 1733. — W. K. Boyd, ed.. Dividing Line Histories, 1929.