[…] streams in the Neuse River Basin. From the river banks you can catch largemouth bass, bluegill, chain pickerel, crappie, and bullhead catfish. The river is also home to the Roanoke bass, known as red-eye, which is found only in the Eno-Neuse, Tar, Chowan, and Roanoke rivers. All regulations of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission […]
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
Our Pledge The Eno River Association is committed to creating an environment that welcomes, encourages, respects, and celebrates people from all backgrounds with diverse stories and experiences. We pledge to hold ourselves accountable in continuously advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and establishing ourselves as an anti-racist and inclusive organization. Our History We humbly acknowledge […]
Eno River Association and Orange County Protect Historic Farm Property
Pho to credit: Rich Shaw On March 19, 2020, the Eno River Association in partnership with Orange County’s Lands Legacy Program, the North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund, and the City of Raleigh’s Watershed Protection Program, has secured the purchase of a “working lands” conservation easement on a 57-acre historic property […]
Join us for Creek Week!
[…] Duke’s Bluffs Wildflower Hike Sunday, March 15 – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This hike will lead participants to a noteworthy natural area called Willie Duke’s Bluff where we’ll see outstanding displays of spring wildflowers, including some that are rare and unusual in our area of the Piedmont. This hike is somewhat difficult and […]
Protection Added To Nancy Rhodes Creek
Nancy Rhodes Creek On Oc tober 30, 2020, the Eno River Association accepted the donation of a conservation easement on an 8.8-acre property in Durham adjacent to Eno River State Park across from the Pump Station Trail access. The Nancy Rhodes Creek Conservation Easement was generously donated by Weaving Water, LLC with support from […]
Duke Energy Awards Eno River Association $15,000 for Environmental Education
[…] Director of the Eno River Association. Funding from Duke Energy will help the Association set camp fees intentionally low, provide need-based scholarships, and support resources for families where English is a second language. Thanks to past funding from Duke Energy and partners, Association summer camp programs have traditionally supported 30-50% enrollment by minority and […]
You met the challenge, once again!
[…] the bottom of our hearts – thank you! If you haven’t given yet to our challenge, click here to make your gift. P.S. Many of you asked where this parcel is located! While the transaction is still in process, the land’s exact location remains confidential, but it is adjacent to the northernmost section of […]
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 […]
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 in to 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 […]
Advocacy
[…] 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 areas in the Eno River […]
Paddling
[…] available as well as customized excursions. Think Safety A river in flood is very dangerous. Know the river and know your abilities. Carry a map and know where you are. Do not paddle alone. A buddy boat is a good idea. Wear appropriate wet or dry suits in cold weather. Hypothermia can kill. Always […]
Open Air Camp Road Update – October 28, 2022
Since our last update regarding the land transfer on Open Air Camp Road to Eno River State Park, we welcomed the newly formed Eno River Tenants Association to a listening session on October 23. All were invited to share their thoughts about the upcoming land transfer with the Eno River Association’s Board of Directors, […]
Reasons to Save Black Meadow Ridge at West Point on the Eno City Park
[…] threatened species, among them, the Neuse River waterdog, the yellow lamp mussel, the Roanoke bass aka the red-eye, the panhandle pebblesnail (Virginia pebblesnail), and the Atlantic pig toe. 3. Preservation of the extensive wildlife corridor provided by the contiguous parklands of West Point on the Eno City Park and the Eno River State Park […]
Hooray for the Holiday Hullabaloo!
[…] Dec. 2 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. for Eno River Association’s Holiday Hullabaloo – our annual meeting, calendar celebration, and end-of-year party. We’ll be at the Blue Note Grill to see friends old and new and unveil our 2019 Eno calendar. John Bachmann who sang his Eno River Song last year has created an outstanding video […]
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Visi tor’s Guide Places Activities Events Programs The Eno River Association respectfully acknowledges that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homeland 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 […]
Panther Branch Natural Area
[…] landowners had a desire to see their properties preserved and eventually opened to the public. The realtor knew about our work through the Festival for the Eno where she volunteered for several years. The property was acquired in 2017 with financial support from the County, State, and City of Raleigh. In 2022, thanks to […]
Eno River Association Adds Critical Protection to Teer Quarry
The Eno River Association is pleased to announce that a drinking water source for the City of Durham is now further protected with the generous donation of a 71-acre conservation easement adjacent to Teer Quarry. The conservation easement will protect the eastern side of the former quarry, which is located along the southern side of […]
The Eno and its Banks
[…] mainly on the more inaccessible cliffs and narrow ledges above the river. Traces of lumbering operations from earlier times remain on the level land near the river, where huge Stumps of pine and oak show the forest that once must l have covered the land. In most of the area these extend almost to […]
The Eyewitness Accounts of the Eno and Related Indians
[…] once lived in North Carolina. The Cherokee lived in the mountains; the Sioux in the piedmont; the Algonquin on the coast; and the Tuscarora, of Iroquois s tock from the north, came and went as hunters and marauders. For some 200 years a fifth nation of Indians dominated the Pee Dee region. They were […]
Guidelines for Safe Trail Use
[…] open space can continue to be used in a safe manner that allows people to enjoy the mental and physical health benefits these spaces provide. In places where there are no restrictions on the use of parks, trails, and open spaces, we encourage all users to follow these recommendations*: “Individuals may go to public […]
Eno Expands Educational Programming
[…] 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 […]
Laurel Cliffs Trail
[…] 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 (Fagus grandifolia) keeps its […]
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
Pho to by Dalvin Nichols, www.8bitphotog.com There are so many ways to celebrate our beloved river and our earth today, and we hope you’ll take part in at least one of them: …download our Treasure Maps for the Confluence Natural Area …color a page from our coloring book …represent the Eno River (and support […]
Wildflower Society
Pho to by Joe Liles, Wildflower Society Member Members of our Wildflower Society have made a special commitment to the Eno River Association with their annual contribution of $500 or more. The support of these members allow us to be strategic, proactive, and responsive to new land protection opportunities as they arise. Wildflower Society […]