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l ,.. <br /> APPENDIX 2: <br /> ENO RIVER PARK NATURAL AREAS* <br /> A. The Cabelands <br /> B. Pump Station Tract <br /> C. Cabes Ford <br /> Location: Durham and Orange Counties, NC; Northwest Durham (1973) and <br /> Hillsborough (1968) 71 min. topographic quads. <br /> Ownership and Administration: State of North Carolina, Department of <br /> Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Parks and <br /> Recreation. <br /> Approximate Acreage: Cabelands - 65 acres (26 hectares) , Pump Station <br /> Tract - 35 acres (14 hectares) , Cabes Ford - 5 acres (2 hectares) . <br /> Land Use: Surrounding Uses - Eno River State Park consists of several <br /> tracts of land located along the Eno River between Durham and Hills- <br /> borough, North Carolina. Lands along the river are still predominately <br /> rural, although the urban sprawl of Durham (Approximately 3 miles to the <br /> southeast) is reflected by a number of residential subdivisions being <br /> developed or planned in the park vicinity. This rate of development <br /> coupled with increased demands on the recreational resources of the <br /> river can reasonably be expected to continue in the future. <br /> Natural Area - Both the Cabelands and the Pump Station Tract have been <br /> recommended .as -natural areas in the Eno River State Park Master Plan. <br /> Visitor activities consist primarily of hiking and interpretation. <br /> Cabes Ford has traditionally been a popular place for picnicking and <br /> riding dune buggies across the river. The geologic integrity has not <br /> been affected and should remain in tact for the future. Plans for this <br /> site include a canoe launch, and picnic and camping facilities. <br /> Dangers to Integrity: Overuse by park visitors. Incompatible adjacent develop- <br /> ment. <br /> Description: The natural areas in Eno River State Park are significant <br /> in illustrating the natural history and geology of the region. Situated ad- <br /> jacent to centers of extensive development, these natural areas retain some <br /> of the features which once prevailed in the Piedmont. <br /> The Cabelands (also known as the Bernheim Tract) contains mature remnants of <br /> forest types that once covered the Eno River valley including pine, mixed <br /> pine-hardwoods, upland hardwood, beech-mixed hardwoods, birch and sycamore, <br /> and mixed bottomland hardwoods. The most diverse of these communities is <br /> dominated by beech (Fagus grandifolia) , hickory (Carya cordiformis) , and <br /> sweetgum (Liguidainbar styraciflua) and contains a rich variety of wildflowers <br /> including rattlesnake ilantakn(Goodyera pubescens) , crane-fly orchid <br /> (Tipularia discolor) , puttyroot (Aplectrum by e) , round lobed <br /> hepatica (Hepatica americana) , may apple (Podophyllun peltatum) , pipsissewa <br /> *Compiled from file information from the Division of Parks and Recreation, June, <br /> 1980. <br />