THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE ENO RIVER BASIN. 2023 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR NEW, FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR TEAM REACHED EVERY KEY MILESTONE SET FOR OURSELVES IN THIS FIRST YEAR! NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE PUBLIC OPENING OF OUR PANTHER BRANCH NATURAL AREA, AND PROTECTING ANOTHER 119 ACRES WITHIN THE WATERSHED. MORE THAN 970,000 VISITORS ENJOYED ENO RIVER STATE PARK, AND MORE THAN 20,000 ENJOYED ERA OWNED PRESERVES. OUR EDUCATION TEAM DELIVERED OUTDOOR, HANDS-ON FEET-WET PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 7000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND EXPANDED OUR CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND TEENS. OUR AWARD-WINNING FESTIVAL FOR THE ENO PROGRAM, NOW IN ITS 44TH YEAR, WAS ENJOYED BY 17,500 ATTENDEES AND WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THIS AUDIENCE WITH INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS IN OUR WATERSHED.
