The Association provides platform for People of Color to share their Eno family history The Eno River Association announces the revival of their Eno Journal, now available for purchase online and thru local retail shops. Ribbons of Color Along the Eno River: The History of African Americans and People of Color Living on the Eno […]
Take a Hike with BING-ENO!
Start the New Year off right! Hike the Eno! Win prizes! Stay safe!!! Join us along the Eno from January 2ndΒ through March 31st with our new BING-ENO game! Learn more and download your BING-ENO card today: www.enoriver.org/bing-eno
Eno Summer Programs Registration is OPEN!
We are pleased to be offering two weeks of iWalk the Eno Science and Nature Day CampΒ for 8-12-year-olds and one week ofΒ 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 […]
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 […]
Duke Energy Awards Eno River Association $15,000 for Environmental Education
With a $15,000 donation, Duke Energy has continued its investment in the environment through support of the Eno River Associationβs hands-on, feet-wet summer camp programs, iWalk the Eno Science & Nature Camp and Eno River Field Station. βOur camps create future conservationists, and we are proud to partner with Duke Energy to offer such important […]
Durham City Residents Can Vote for the Eno
Out of more than 60 applicants, the Eno River Associationβs hands-on, feet-wet environmental education programming was selected to be a part of the Durham Participatory Budgeting Cycle 2 (PB Durham). The Association will use the potential $47,000 to expand upon its successful summer programming with new initiatives to engage Durham students throughout the school year.Β The […]
You met the challenge, once again!
We are blown away by the generosity of all of our friends! You came together to donate over $22,600 to our EnoFest Matching Challenge which was matched through the generosity of several Wildflower Society members and friends. Thatβs over $42,600 raised to protect more natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River basin. We […]
Eno River State Park Construction Update
Construction of a new visitor center at Eno River State Park will limit parking at Fews Ford access through late summer 2022. Visitors should expect parking to reach capacity early in the day on weekends and good weather days. Park staff say visitors should prepare to have a wait for a parking space at Fews […]
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.Β 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 […]
Eno Expands Educational Programming
Association announces a 3-year commitment from Burroughs Wellcome Fund The Eno River Association has received an award of $180,000 from Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student Stem Enrichment Program (SSEP) to support the continued expansion of our environmental education programs for students in the Triangle over the next three years. For more than 25 years, Burroughs Wellcome […]
West Point on the Eno grows by 8 acres
On Monday, October 11th the Eno River Association donated 7.8 acres of undeveloped woodlands to the City of Durham for immediate inclusion in Durhamβs West Point on the Eno City Park. This acreage, known as the Tanglewood Tract, is bordered on the north and northeast by West Point Park, and to the south by the […]
Eno River Association Protects 96 Acres to Become Part of Eno River State Park
On October 25, the Eno River Association purchased 96 acres of undeveloped land, known as the Goss property, that will eventually become part of Eno River State Park. The Eno River Association has a long history with Eno River State Park, since the Association was part of the alliance that worked to establish the park […]
You’re Invited: 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
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Eno River Association Earns Renewed National Recognition
Durham, NC, February 17, 2022 β 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 […]
Affiliated Hike: Black Meadow Ridge Hike
Note: this is not an Eno River Association program, but it is being done in partnership with us. Join hike leaders Joe Liles and Kerstin Nygard on Saturday February 19th at 2:00 p.m. for a better understanding of the impact that a large development on Black Meadow Ridge would have on the City of Durhamβs […]
Rain Garden & Water Quality Clinic
Join our Rain Garden & Water Quality Clinic on April 9th from 9-noon. Experts from NC State University β Cooperative Extension will lead a hands-on workshop to teach participants to install and maintain a rain garden. Registration is FREE (and you will be helping the Eno by building a rain garden at our Guess Road […]
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. Β You can still submit a written comment to PublicComments@ncdenr.govΒ BEFORE FEBRUARY 21 & include βWestpointβ in the subject line! […]
SuperEno
Extended through February 14th! As an alternative to our cancelled New Yearβs Day Hike for 2022, please join us for this self-guided hike program, designed to help you discover new places as you learn about the highest, deepest, longest, and oldest parts of the river. Completing challenges will make you eligible to win a FREE […]
Help us finish 2021 strong!
Make your membership donation today. The Eno River Association is about the people. The Eno connects us β to nature, to each other, and to the shared goals of land protection, access to nature, and climate resilience. As we approach the end of the year, weβre asking you to make a gift to put our […]
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 SignsοΏΌ
Join Eno River Association staff and hundreds of community volunteers working year-round to protect natural ecosystems and increase access to natural spaces in the Eno River basin. No matter what your commitment-level, there are opportunities for you! Sign-up to volunteer: Fill out the form and check the box next toΒ Stewardship and Trail Maintenance.Β Youβll be signed […]
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 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 species, among […]
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.Β Once complete, this transaction will increase Eno River State Park to over 4,700 acres in Durham and Orange counties. The […]