Eno River Association
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The Eno River was named after an Indigenous tribe known as the Haynoke, Oenoke, or Enoe Indians. The Eno River Association, Eno River State Park, and West Point on the Eno are located on the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, and other people of Siouan descent, as well as their […]
The People Behind the Name The Eno River takes its name from the Eno (also recorded as Haynoke, Oenoke, or Enoe) people. Today, the Eno River Association and Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area are located on the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, and other Siouan-speaking peoples, whose descendants include the […]
Almost three years after the Eno River Association joined neighbors in a legal settlement with Point Ridge LLC, 27.6 acres of Black Meadow Ridge adjacent to West Point on the Eno City Park are now under ERA ownership. ERA’s portion of the property will be permanently protected and could potentially become part of West Point […]
Eno River Association Helps Protect Key Land Along Seven Mile Creek In December 2025, the Eno River Association partnered with Orange County and the State of North Carolina’s Land and Water Fund to protect nearly 20 acres of high-priority conservation land along Seven Mile Creek. The property will expand Orange County’s Seven Mile Creek Natural […]
In 2026, the Eno River Association is celebrating 60 years of protecting the Eno River and the lands and waters that make it so special. What began in the 1960s as a small group of neighbors standing up for a threatened river has grown into a leading land and river conservation organization—thanks to the passion […]
