American Tobacco Trail this Saturday, August 27

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,
 
This is a reminder of the American Tobacco Trail workday this Saturday, 
August 27. We'll be meeting at the O'Kelly Chapel Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9 AM.

*Saturday, August 27 at 9 AM* is our Chatham County ATT Workday at 
O'Kelly Chapel Road <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 
approximately 2 miles east of NC 751.

Bill Bussey, Curt Devereux, Frank Bennett and perhaps others will be 
leading the group doing some trimming in the area around the trailhead 
and on the trail south of nearby Pittard Sears Road. If time permits, 
we'll do some clearing around the Panther Creek bridge as well. We'll 
hopefully be installing some new signage in this area as well.

Loppers and small hand saws are especially needed for this kind of work. 
Please bring loppers, hand saws or the like if you have them. We could 
also use a couple of string trimmers if you have them and feel 
comfortable bringing them and using them. 
 
We'll have a couple of loppers, and saws, so if you don't have them, 
come anyway. Depending on the group, we may do some work requiring 
shovels as well.

Bring work gloves, full shoes or boots, clothing appropriate for the 
weather, water and a snack if you like.

I strongly suggest wearing long pants because we will be getting into 
some brush and briars. But that is up to you.

We can also use a pickup or fairly high clearance vehicle, to haul brush 
and/or work from in lopping off overhanging limbs. If you have one and 
don't mind driving it down the trail, please bring it. 
 
We'll probably work till about noon or so. If it is raining badly or all 
over the area, or the forecast is for such, we'll cancel this workday. 
Feel free to call Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104, as late as 8 a.m., to 
verify a go or no go. However, if you aren't comfortable with the 
forecast, use your best judgment and join us or not as you prefer. 

Please let  Curt Devereux  <mailto:devereux at gte.net>919 544-3948  Frank 
Bennett <mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  919-851-3992 or Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104  know if you have any questions.

We'd like to thank the staff from Bronto Software <http://bronto.com/> 
for their excellent volunteer work last Saturday. We had about a dozen 
Bronto staff, plus others from the Volunteer Center of Durham 
<http://www.thevolunteercenter.org/> who have been helping out a lot on 
the ATT this summer. Check out the photos at the TRTC website. 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/PHOTOS17.HTM> Also, check out the photos 
at our ATT News Yahoo Groups website. 
<http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/attnews/lst?.dir=/8-20-05+Bronto+Software-Durham+Workday&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/>

While there, you might want to participate in our latest Poll on the 
Polls page <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/attnews/polls> concerning 
paving of the American Tobacco Trail in Chatham County. You may need to 
join this Yahoo group to take part in this poll. Just follow the 
directions given to join this group and go on in and participate.

For more information on ATT workdays, please see our Volunteering page 
at: http://triangletrails.org/VOLUNTEERS.HTM

For directions to workday meeting places and ATT Trailheads go to our 
directions page at:
http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM
*
Upcoming American Tobacco Trail Workdays*

*Saturday, August 27*  Chatham Workday  O'Kelly Chapel Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>

*Saturday, September 3* Durham Workday Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 
*
Saturday, September 10*  Chatham Workday O'Kelly Chapel Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>

*Saturday, September 17*   Durham Workday Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>

Look forward to seeing you this Saturday or later this Summer and Fall 
on the American Tobacco Trail

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Trails,

Bill Bussey
President
Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
americantobaccotrail at earthlink.net
www.triangletrails.org
919 545-9104
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