Dear Friend of the Eno,
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and then around the next corner is the annual Festival for the Eno on July 3, 4 and 5! We are busy signing up volunteers and getting ready for three days of music, art, education and community fun on the banks of the Eno River. Read below for information about volunteering and purchasing advance tickets, as well as a complete listing of everything going on this month on the Eno.
FESTIVAL FOR THE ENO
31st Annual Festival for the Eno
- July 3, 4 and 5
West Point on the Eno, Durham City Park
This is our BIGGEST event of the year, and it's our biggest awareness and fund raiser too. The Festival is all about music, art, community, and the river but it's also about raising money to continue our work protecting land and clean water in the Eno River Valley. You can be part of the fun by volunteering, or buying a ticket, or by making a donation(or all of the above!).
We have hundreds of volunteer spaces to fill for the Festival, not to mention the days leading up to the event, and the days following this three day extravaganza. Contact volunteer@enoriver.org or visit http://www.enoriver.org/Festival/volunteer.php to fill out our online form. Volunteers get in FREE to the Festival on the day of their volunteer shift.
Earlybird tickets are available online only until May 31st. Visit http://www.enoriver.org/Festival/index.html and click on the Earlybird link.
Advance tickets will go on sale on June 1st. Visit www.enoriver.org/festival/index.html to view a listing of advance ticket outlets around the area.
VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS
SAT, JUNE 5
Friends of Mountains to Sea
TRAIL WORKDAY
9 AM - Pump Station trailhead in the Eno River State Park. Contact fred.dietrich@duke.edu for more info and to sign up.
SAT, JUNE 12
Eno River Association
INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL
10am - 1pm - Join Kurt Schlimme, our Director of Land Protection & Stewardship as we continue invasive species removal at the Confluence Natural Area in the upper Eno north of Hillsborough. Contact kurt@enoriver.org for more info and to sign up.
SAT, JUNE 26
Eno River Association
BIG TOP DAY!
Many hands make light work when it comes to raising the Big Top tent in preparation for the Festival for the Eno on the 4th of July weekend. Contact volunteer@enoriver.org to find out more and to sign up.
Million Tree Challenge!
Odwalla, a producer of outdoor-oriented snacks and drinks, is sponsoring a 50-state competition to give away trees specifically for state parks. Each person visiting www.odwalla.com/plantatree can vote for their favorite state parks system and each vote = $1 for purchasing trees for planting. Getting the word out will make a difference!
Activities on the Eno - June 2010
SAT, MAY 29
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area , Hillsborough
DRAGONFLY HIKE
1:00 pm - Discover what dragonflies can be found at Occoneechee on this easy hike around the ponds. Call the park office to register 919-383-1686. Limit 1
SAT, MAY 29
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area , Hillsborough
GEOLOGY HIKE
2:00 pm - Come to the mountain and see the geologic wonders and abandoned pyrophyllite quarry. Call the park office to register 919-383-1686. Limit 15
MON, MAY 31
Little River Regional Park
LADYBUG RELEASE
2:00pm-4:00pm - Help release hundreds of ladybugs into the garden. Find out how to identify different species of ladybugs and why scientists need help studying them. $5.00 per family/couple/individual. For more information or to register call (919) 732-5505.
SAT, JUNE 5
Durham Soil & Water Conservation District
POND CLINIC
9am - Learn about pond construction and management, fish production, wildlife management and more. The clinic is 100% outdoors, so bring a lawn chair for your comfort. Location: 2107 Hamlin Rd, Durham, NC 27704. Call 919-560-0558 to register by June 1, 2010.
SAT, JUNE 5
Walkable Hillsborough
9am - 12pm - Walkable Hillsborough Day will be combined with a Safe Routes to School meeting at Cameron Park Elementary School. Orange County and Hillsborough will display their bike and pedestrian connectivity plans and the Orange County Health Department will have a display.
SAT, JUNE 5
Eno River State Park
BOBBITT'S ADVENTURE
11:00 am - Hike along the Cole Mill Trail to Bobbitt’s Hole, one of the most scenic places in the Cole Mill access. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 12)
SAT, JUNE 5
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
SUNSET HIKE
7:30 pm - Come to Occoneechee for a short, leisurely hike and watch the big orange ball in the sky disappear behind Hillsborough. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 15)
SAT, JUNE 5
Lake Michie Boathouse
STARRY, STARRY NIGHT
9 pm - Enjoy a program about the summer constellations. The summer skies are great for viewing the stars and we will utilize the open views up at Lake Michie. To register Chris Shepard or Jessica Finelt at 919-471-1623, option 2 or e-mail christopher.shepard@durhamnc.gov.
SUN, JUNE 6
Eno River State Park
ANIMAL TRACKS, SCAT AND SIGNS
11:00 am - Hike with the Naturalist and search for signs of animal life. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 12)
MON, JUNE 7 & 14
Little River Regional Park
CRAWLING CRITTERS
10:00am - Tiny Trekkers (age 2 - 4 accompanied by an adult). Lots of legs, enormous eyes, they skitter and scurry. Trekkers learn some of the cool ways bugs move, listen to a story and make themselves into a little critter. $2.00 per participant. Top register call 919-732-5505.
JUNE 12 - 27
Eno River Watch Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
Volunteers will receive their sampling data sheet and test strips in the mail in time for the Summer Solstice sampling period. Contact kathy@enoriver.org.
SAT, JUNE 12
Historic Stagville
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
10am - 4pm
www.historicstagville.org / email info@stagville.org / tel. 919-620-0120
SAT, JUNE 12
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
DRAGONFLY HIKE
1:00 pm - Discover what dragonflies can be found at Occoneechee on this easy hike around the ponds. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 15)
SAT, JUNE 12
Eno River State Park
PIPER-COX OPEN HOUSE
2:00-4:00 pm - Stop by this historic house to see our new interpretive signs and learn about pioneer life in the early 1800's. For directions and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (No Registration Required)
SUN, JUNE 13
Eno River State Park
LOBLOLLY, SHORT LEAF, OR VIRGINIA PINE
2:00 pm - Can you ID the common pines of the Eno? Join the Naturalist on a short hike and learn ID basics of the pine tree. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 12)
MON, JUNE 14
Little River Regional Park
CRAWLING CRITTERS
10:00am - Tiny Trekkers (age 2 - 4 accompanied by an adult). Lots of legs, enormous eyes, they skitter and scurry. Trekkers learn some of the cool ways bugs move, listen to a story and make themselves into a little critter. $2.00 per participant. Top register call 919-732-5505.
JUNE 14 - 18
Eno River State Park
iWalk the Eno Science & Nature Day Camp
ENROLLMENT IS FULL!
FRI, JUNE 18
Little River Regional Park
BLACK LIGHT BUGS
7:00pm - Discovery Club (ages 5 - 9). Watch as we lure all types of night critters with lights set up around the play meadow. Beetles, moths and maybe some toads will make an appearance. $5.00 per family/couple/individual. To register call 919-732-5505
SAT, JUNE 19
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
GEOLOGY HIKE
2:00 pm - Come to the mountain and see the geologic wonders and abandoned pyrophyllite quarry. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 15)
SAT, JUNE 19
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
SUNSET HIKE
8:15 pm - Watch to sun set over the Eno at the quarry overlook. Join the Naturalist on a short, moderate hike. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 15)
SUN, JUNE 20
Frog Hollow Outdoors - Support Your Local River Trip
FATHER'S DAY PADDLING TRIP
10 am - Help Dad relax and enjoy nature’s bounty. Bring the whole family and join Frog Hollow and ERA staff while we explore the lower Eno River. Trip runs 2-3 hours. $25 each for Eno River members / $35 each for non-Eno members. 919-416-1200 or visit www.froghollowoutdoors.com/
SUN, JUNE 20
Eno River State Park
SOUNDS OF NIGHT TIME
8:15 pm - Enjoy a short hike with the Naturalist and listen for wildlife up and moving after dark. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 12)
SAT, JUNE 26
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
LEARN THE FERNS
10:00 am - Join the Occoneechee Ranger for a two-mile hike to find and identify many of the 18 species of ferns at Occoneechee. Learn why there is such a variety of ferns here. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686 (Limit 15)
SAT, JUNE 26
Neuse RIVERKEEPER Foundation
MUDDY WATER WATCH TRAINING at the Stanford L. Warren Durham County Library in Meeting Room #2
10am - 4pm - Muddy Water Watch is a state-wide initiative to reduce stormwater runoff from construction sites by providing training workshops and materials developed specifically for citizens who help keep contractors and enforcement agencies accountable and keep mud and sediment of NC rivers and streams. $25 including materials and lunch. Contact intern@neuseriver.org to register.
SAT, JUNE 26
Eno River State Park
A LANDSCAPE IN PROGRESS: OLD FIELD SUCCESSION
2:00 pm - Witness the change in forest development from colonial days to the present – farm to forest. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 10)
SUN, JUNE 27
Eno River State Park
LIFE ON THE WATERS SURFACE
1:30 pm - What insects live and swim on the Eno’s surface? Search with the Naturalist and find Water Bugs. For directions, reservations and additional information, please call 919-383-1686. (Limit 12)
Coming in July-
July 3, 4 and 5
31st annual Festival for the Eno at West Point on the Eno in Durham
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