Eno River State Park

Students will learn about the plants and animals found in Eno River State Park as well as the importance of water quality and stewardship to their local watershed.

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Eno River begins in northwest Orange County, flowing eastward approximately 33 miles until, along with the Little and Flat rivers, it forms the Neuse and flows into Falls Lake. The Eno’s waters roll through wilderness passing historic mill sites, river bluffs covered with flowering shrubs and fords used by early settlers. The river can run as swift as the wind and as gentle as a blowing breeze. But, upstream, rapids smash against rocks in the river’s path. Further down, the Eno meanders quietly through serene surroundings.

Rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Eno River State Park. To arrange a special exploration of Eno River State Park for your group or class, contact the park office. Educational materials about Eno River State Park have been developed for grades 5-7 and are correlated to North Carolina’s competency-based curriculum in science, social studies, mathematics and English/language arts. The Eno River program introduces students to the Eno River and focuses on water quality, indicator species, water testing, watersheds, aquatic sampling, resource management and stewardship. Accompanying the program is a teacher’s booklet and workshop, free of charge to educators.

Each state park and recreation area has an EELE curriculum guide that includes on-site activities, pre- and post-visit activities, student information pages, worksheets, fact sheets, vocabulary, and references. http://www.ncparks.gov/Education/docs/enri_eele.pdf

The North Carolina State Parks website offers a search feature for finding the plants and animals that can be found at each state park. Using the drop-down menus, you can choose a park and either an amphibian, bird, reptile, mammal, fungus, insect, or vascular plant. You can search within each group by family, scientific name, or common name. There are photographs from the state parks and fun facts for some of the species.

For more information call (919) 383-1686 or send email to eno.river@ncmail.net

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