Paved or Accessible Trails Eno River State Park β Most trails within Eno River State Park are not recommended for those with limited mobility. However, accessible picnic shelters, restrooms, and short paved trails are available at the Fews Ford and Cole Mill Road entrances. Hillsborough Riverwalk β This paved,Β accessible,Β urban greenway stretches about 1.8 miles along […]
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 State […]
IN MAY: MORE THAN A MILE PROTECTED
Panthers Branch, just upstream from its confluence with the Eno River On Monday, May 17, the Eno River Association acquired 56 acres and over a mile of riparian corridors along the Upper Eno and two tributary streams in Orange County. The move will safeguard local drinking water and further the protection of undeveloped forestland in […]
Statement on the Open Air Camp Road properties
The Eno River Association would like to acknowledge the recent questions weβve received surrounding several properties on Open Air Camp Road in Northern Durham. A core part of our mission is to support and grow Eno River State Park by purchasing land identified in the Eno River State Park Master Plan for protection and expansion. […]
Fish Dam Road
[…] time, parts of Carver Street and Highway 70 and all of Cheek Road were known as Fish Dam Road. Contact: Journal@enoriver.org Markham Map In the 1940βs Allan Markham put together maps of the area with original land grant information. Read about his map and how it informs the research on Fish Dam Road. Start here.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shop Hyper-local Online!
Just in time for the holidays, our Online Eno Store gives you the opportunity to shop local, online! Shop Eno Store favorites including: *Festival for the Eno posters, screen prints, and art *Eno Hats & T-shirts *Eno Bandanas β new colors released! *The 2021 Eno Calendar, our 50th anniversary edition! Plus, brand new merchandise just […]
Remembering: John Blackfeather Jeffries
[…] right there? Thatβs the vein. Thatβs where the water comes from. This crayfish will keep that vein open. Leaves and things will get in there. You see how the water is running out? That crayfish will keep that vein open.β Water never goes away. It always comes back. You see in the summertime the […]