Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina The Eno River Association was awarded the highly competitive Catalyst Fund grant from The Network for Landscape Conservation to further coordinate the efforts of the Eno-New Hope Landscape Conservation Group.Β From more than 100 applicants nationwide, 13 were awarded catalyst grants and the Association was the only North Carolina […]
Stewardship
[…] properties, including properties on which we hold conservation easements, as well as ongoing, active land management. Annual monitoring on our conservation easements helps us maintain quality relationships with our landowners and neighbors, building relationships with new landowners, ensuring easement violations are resolved, and responding to landownersβ questions and requests to exerciseΒ their rights. Stewardship on […]
The History of Fewβs Ford
[…] changed over the years to increasingly cleared fields and ordered landscape. After the Civil War, the population and activity began to wane, and the forest slowly returned with the quiet and isolation it now enjoys. This history focuses on two mills that stood at a ford and their owners β the nucleus of the […]
Occoneechee Speedway
[…] Register of Historic Places. Classical American Homes Preservation TrustΒ and Preservation North Carolina have opened to the public the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail (HOST). This 44 acre site with 3 miles of trail is located at 320 Elizabeth Brady Road in Hillsborough, NC and is open to the public during daylight hours every day. It […]
Paddling
Paddling is a great way to explore the Eno River. Opportunities for both flatwater and whitewater paddling are available. View this PDF with more details and suggested trips for paddling the Eno River. Check the Eno River levels before you go: Hillsborough gauge Cole Mill Road gauge Roxboro Road gauge Park staff have established […]
The Story of West Point on the Eno*
[…] the Eno and the great Indian trading path, where later Frances Nash, hero of the revolutionary war, ran his complex of mills. Along its full length, together with its tributaries, βthat never-failing stream, the Enoβ was once the power source for 32 mills or more. Beyond Hillsborough, the Eno gathers strength and breadth, moving […]
Eno River State Park
Park Office Address: 6101 Cole Mill Road Durham, NC 27705 Hours: Vary by location Activities and Attractions: Camping Paddling Fishing Hiking Nature Picnicking Website Park Map Partnering with the Nature Conservancy, the State of North Carolina, the City of Durham, and Durham and Orange Counties, the Eno River Association was able to create theΒ Eno […]
Conservation
[…] historical and cultural sites while also providing recreational opportunities and scenic open spaces that connect people to the natural environment of the Eno River basin. Protected lands with the Eno River basin Land protection is accomplished by working in partnership with landowners to permanently protect important natural, cultural, and historical resources. We achieve protection […]
Confluence Natural Area
[…] Designated Trails No Off-leash Dogs No Bicycles, Motorized Vehicles, or Horses Do Not Litter (pack it in, pack it out) No Camping, Fires, or Hunting Fishing permitted with a valid fishing license No Disturbing or Collecting of Flora and Fauna or Extraction of Rock/Minerals or Water No Weapons, Illegal Drug or Alcohol Use No […]
Resolve to Sustain the Eno in 2023
[…] month provides a scholarship for a student to attend one of our unique hands-on, feet-wet summer programs $50 per month helps us support the local arts community with a platform at the Festival for the Eno Or even $100 per month helps us purchase and protect land quickly by providing crucial, consistent Plus, weβve […]
DUKE ENERGY SUPPORTS HANDS-ON, FEET WET PROGRAMS ON THE ENO
A $15,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will help bring environmental education and outdoor experiences to more than 2,500 youth and adults in the next year. The grant was awarded to the Eno River Association, which will use the funds to connect people with the Eno through its education and outreach programs.
Eno River State Park to Proceed with Hillsborough Expansion
[…] and the Harkrader family for their participation in the matching challenge, raising funds for the Associationβs role in the project.β The transaction closing is scheduled for 2023, with property management transferring hands over the next year.Β βI am thrilled to bring the Historic Speedway into our state parks family! Adding this jewel to Eno […]
2023-2027 Strategic Plan
[…] increasing the pace of protection by 20%. Implement a strategic conservation plan (SCP) which identifies the Eno River Association (ERA) priorities for ecological, cultural, and historical protection within three years. Catalyze a coalition of organizations interested in advancing the network of land and water resources with ecological, cultural, and historical value within three years. […]
2023-27 Strategic Plan
[…] increasing the pace of protection by 20%. Implement a strategic conservation plan (SCP) which identifies the Eno River Association (ERA) priorities for ecological, cultural, and historical protection within three years. Catalyze a coalition of organizations interested in advancing the network of land and water resources with ecological, cultural, and historical value within three years. […]
Bringing Eno River State Park to Downtown Hillsborough
[…] the preservation trust will donate 23% of the $2,028,480 land value. The remaining funds must be raised over the next year through public and private sources. Along with the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, we are applying for local, state, and federal funding to support the project. Eno friends Richard, Lonna, and Carson […]
Buc-ees project cancelled!
Pressure from citizens and hard questions from our local officials have prompted the Bucceeβs developers to withdraw this project, which would have built a very large (100 pump) gas station, retail store, 120 room hotel, a retail/restaurant mini mall, 7 acres of road and 8 acres of parking β all draining into Sevenmile Creek, […]
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
[…] an older citizen of Hillsborough can tell stories of exploring and playing on Occoneechee Mountain. This mountain, deserving of protection, has had a long and intimate history with the people around it. Gradually Occoneechee Mountain became appreciated for its geological uniqueness and unusual assemblage of plants and animals. Its rock was baked and transformed […]
The Cole Family
[…] Enoe,β purchased by his nephew John Anderson Cole from James Pratt in 1881: past McCownβs Mill run by John A. Cole in 1867 and bought by him with 400 acres in 1874; to 77 acres on Forresterβsβ Mill Creek just upstream from West Point which were sold by his first son Thomas to his […]
Mission, Vision, and Programs
[…] and advocate for conservation of natural, historical, and cultural resources, for their intrinsic values and their ability to fulfill our needs and enrich our lives. The driving force behind our work is growing the protected land and waterways of the Eno River basin through conservation, and subsequently improving their public access and climate resilience […]
1676: Baconβs Massacre
[…] Volume 4, No. 2 1976 Elizabeth Duke, Mistress Bacon, was one of the first Dukes to come to America. Tormented by the Indians, her husband Nathaniel Bacon, with a posse of planters, took the law into his own hands. He chased the offending Indians onto the Occaneechi Islands, massacred them there, then turned treacherously […]
Year of the Trail Feature: Buckquarter Creek Trail
[…] Creek!Β Due to the location of Buckquarter Creek in the central portion of Eno River State Park, this tributary has significant protections that allow it to thrive within the park. It is believed that this creek is home to more native fish species than most other Eno tributaries. Johnny darters, mountain redbelly dace, pirate […]
1670: First Encounter with the Eno
[…] Journal Volume 4, No. 2 1976 John Lederer has been called a βtravel-liar,β but it is nonetheless likely that he journeyed down the Trading Path and met with the Occaneechi, Eno and Shocco Indians. He was commissioned by Gov. Berkeley to find a trade route to the Orient; instead he found a lucre : […]
How Eno River Association Contributes to Climate Resilience within the Eno River Watershed
[…] been itching to dive deeper. This blog post is intended to give a little more clarity to how our work at the ERA contributes to climate resilience within the Eno River watershed. Letβs dive in! The Eno River Association is deeply invested in and committed to the following: Increasing carbon sequestration by preserving forested […]