In the late sixties and early seventies, 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 population. The Eno had already been used as a water supply for the city once before at the turn of the century. […]
What We Do
The Eno River Association acquires land and conservation easements to protect water quality and wildlife, but we donβt stop there. We work to make the outdoors accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Over a half million people hike, paddle, swim, picnic, and enjoy the outdoors in five regional parks the Eno River Association has helped establish […]
Eno River Currents
Eno River CurrentsΒ is our twice-annual newsletter for Association members and friends. It contains news and updates about the work that we have been doing with YOUR help. Summer 2021 Winter 2020 Spring 2020 Winter 2019 Summer 2019 Winter 2018 Summer 2018 Fall 2017 Summer 2017 Archives Fall 2016 Summer 2016 Spring 2015 Winter 2015 Winter/Spring […]
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Since 1966, the Eno River Association has been a grassroots, membership organization full of generous, hard-working individuals who cared about the future of the Eno River. Join us, as we work together to ensure a vibrant, sustainable Eno River.Β Become a Member: DONATE VOLUNTEER Become a Friend of the Eno: JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
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Advocacy
The Eno River Association advocates for parkland and natural area protection, water quality preservation, and community planning that incorporates efficient and environmentally sound land use, water use, and transportation systems. Our goal is to increase public appreciation for the environment and awareness of environmental threats, and to change outcomes that would otherwise threaten important natural […]
Cultural History Preservation
Spring Wildflower Hikes
The Eno River Association 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 places we […]
Eno Journal
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Culture and History of the Eno River Basin
Unique among land trusts, the Eno River Association endeavors to preserve and uplift the culture and history of our watershed β not just its important natural resources. From the rich, pre-Colonial Native American settlements along its banks, to the first European exploration of the Carolinas, to NASCARβs inaugural season, and through the present day, the […]
LandΒ Acknowledgement
The Eno River Association respectfully acknowledges that theΒ landΒ we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, other people of Siouan descent, and their descendants, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. Although they lived in separate villages and developed distinct identities, they spoke a common Tutelo-Saponi language.Β Β In this […]
Mountain Laurel
The plant is naturally found on rocky slopes and mountainous forest areas. It thrives inΒ acid soil, preferring aΒ soil pHΒ in the 4.5 to 5.5 range. The plant often grows in large thickets, covering great areas of forest floor. In theΒ Appalachians, it can become a tree but is a shrub farther north. The species is a frequent […]
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense, withΒ common namesΒ Catawba rosebay,Β Catawba rhododendron,Β mountain rosebay,Β purple ivy,Β purple laurel,Β purple rhododendron,Β red laurel,Β rosebay,Β rosebay laurel,Β is a species ofΒ RhododendronΒ native to the easternΒ United States, growing mainly in the southernΒ Appalachian MountainsΒ fromΒ VirginiaΒ south to northernΒ Alabama. It is a dense, suckeringΒ shrubΒ growing to 3 m tall, rarely 5 m. TheΒ leavesΒ areΒ evergreen, 6β12Β cm long and 2β4Β cm broad. TheΒ flowersΒ are 3-4.5Β cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small spots or streaks. […]
Ferns
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Diabase Sill Project Partnership
Since 2003 the Eno River Association has worked with the NC Plant Conservation Program and NC Botanical Garden on the Diabase Sill Project Partnership.Β This Partnership is named for the distinct geological formation of hard igneous rock found within the Lower Eno River basin in Durham.Β The basic soils weathered from the underlying Diabase rock […]
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
Address: 625 Virginia Cates Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Hours: 8 a.m. to dusk WEBSITE MAP The following information was assembled as background just before the dedication of the Occoneechee State Natural Area. Although Occoneechee mountain has been a part of the state park since that dedication on July 20, 1999, this background continues to provide […]
Pennyβs Bend Nature Preserve
Address: Old Oxford Rd, Durham, NC 27712 Hours: Dawn to Dusk MAP Pennyβs Bend Nature Preserve is a natural area owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and managed by theΒ N.C. Botanical Garden. This 84-acre preserve is a peninsula, bounded on 3 sides by the Eno River as it flows eastward towards Falls Lake. […]
Blue Indigo Slopes Nature Preserve
Address: Neighborhood access only Hours: Dawn to Dusk The Eno River Associationβs Blue Indigo Preserve is 23 acres of rare diabase plant habitat in the Lower Eno. This preserve has two quarter-mile neighborhood trails, one located on Stanley Road in Durham and the other on Old Oxford Road in Durham.Β Since 2003 the Eno River […]