Geocaching is an exciting outdoor adventure game that uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to find hidden items at different locations around the world. Within the Eno River State Park, there are 4 caches for you to find. At each location there will be a container (a “cache”) that contains a logbook for you […]
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 natural, […]
Strategic Conservation Planning for Eno River Basin
We are excited to announce that we are embarking on a new project! We are developing a comprehensive strategic conservation plan that will center environmental justice and climate resilience goals within a prioritized plan for proactive natural, cultural, and historic resource protection across the entire Eno River basin. This plan will incorporate updated outcomes from […]
ENO RIVER SUITE
John Bachmann tells the Eno River Story in soaring vocals and stirring video set to his original song ENO RIVER SUITE. (Click on the top title to see the uncropped version on YouTube).
RELICS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE – 2019 ENO RIVER CALENDAR
The 2019 Eno River Calendar is out and looks great. This year we celebrate things left behind by the people who live along the river long ago like this farm implement hidden near Pleasant Green Road in Orange County. For more information about the calendar visit: http://www.enoriver.org/store/calendar/
This Video Gets to the Heart of Why Protecting the Eno is so Important
Check out this great tribute to the river we all love by the fabulous folks at Beneath Blue Skies.
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 […]
Panther Branch Natural Area Opens
[…] Local Affairs Manager. “Our support for the Eno River Association is part of our shared responsibility to ensure we can enjoy our natural resources in the region today and tomorrow.” During two days of festivities on April 20 and 22, the Association will celebrate the opening with a ribbon cutting, guided hikes, an introduction […]
A Peek into Neuse River Waterdog Research in the Eno!
[…] life, never venturing onto land as many other salamander species do in their adult form. These salamanders are ambush predators and spend a great deal of their lives hiding under rocks and other debris before pouncing on prey such as small fish, tadpoles, and macroinvertebrates. Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi) Close-up of Neuse River […]
Catharine Link Dunnagan
[…] back and told his wife that Norman fell dead this morning going into town, she asked, “Did he break the eggs?” * At least 7 are visible today. ** There was also an old homestead ~ 1000 feet east, next to a huge white oak tree, as indicated by a well or cistern pit, […]
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 […]
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. […]
A Q&A with Author Julie Thomson
[…] and the Eno River Association is that you do everything you can think of doing, and you make it a community effort. They really did what we today would call a multi-media campaign to save the Eno. They spoke up! They wrote letters; attended city council (and countless other meetings); they asked hard questions; […]
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
[…] of work in land conservation and land ownership is intertwined with racial injustice and acts of violence against Black and Indigenous peoples. The land that we protect today is the ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, other people of Siouan descent and their descendants, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. The […]
Donate
Thank You for Your Support! Did you know that Eno River State Park just celebrated its 50th Birthday? Thanks to supporters like you, the park now spans over 4,600 acres of protected natural beauty. We look forward to adding another 200 acres to the park, including the Historic Occoneechee Speedway and James M. Johnston Nature […]
NATURE FUN DAY AT THE CONFLUENCE NATURAL AREA
[…] confluence home. Some familiar, others not well known. We will run nets and check fish traps, identify the fish we find and learn thing about their sub-surface lives. Must be able to wade in shallow water (up to your waist) on uneven or muddy creek bottom. Wear footwear that can get wet and suitable […]
Reasons to Save Black Meadow Ridge at West Point on the Eno City Park
[…] and conservation easements along the Eno River. Donations made to this fund remain restricted for use in land acquisition and stewardship anywhere within our watershed. Make your gift today. Please note: At this time, the developer is not entertaining the Association’s offer to purchase the property for appraised value. Therefore, donations made to the Margaret […]
Year of the Trail Feature: Cabelands
[…] 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 to raid nearby homes for livestock. Today, Fish Dam Road represents an important part of history for many community members whose ancestors lived on Eno land for generations.
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 […]
2023-2027 Strategic Plan
Established in 1966, the Eno River Association 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 towards the […]
2023-27 Strategic Plan
Established in 1966, the Eno River Association 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 towards the […]
Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve
[…] on that map, the curious peninsula on the Eno River was designated Penny’s Bend, and this is the only documentation of the name that has persisted by word of mouth to the present. Penny was probably a family name, but we still do not know who Penny was, nor why this large meander was […]
Laurel Cliffs Trail
Winter Red-bellied woodpecker: The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is the most common 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 American beech […]
Eno River Field Station
July 22-26 & July 29-August 2 2024 Registration is open! Browse camp options This program takes students ages 12-15 out of the classroom and deep into discovery of their environment. Field Station is held at the Confluence Natural Area on the West and East Forks of the Eno River, outside Hillsborough, NC. Every day the […]