American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday March 11 9 mm

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, *Saturday, 
March 11*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the White Oak Church Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9 a.m. 

Please join us, Saturday, March 11 at 9 a.m. at the White Oak Church 
Road Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> in Wake 
County. Scroll down the page to find the directions. Note, there may be 
a shorter way to get to this trailhead from Cary, but the roads are 
under construction in this area so our directions read from NC 751.

Also note, that if you arrive after 9:15 or so, the work group may have 
driven over to the Green Level Church Road trail intersection in order 
to save about a ten minute walk down the trail with gear. To get to 
Green Level Church Road from the parking area, drive out of the parking 
area, turn right, go to the T intersection of Green Level Church Road, 
turn left, go about 1/4 mile, passing Ferrell Road on your left. The 
trail crossing is immediately after the Ferrell Road intersection.

Our main focus will be to clear and clean this next phase of the Wake 
County portion of the ATT of brush, downed trees, overhanging branches, 
trash and junk. We'll be clearing and cleaning the trail itself as well 
as the adjoining drainage ditches on this section of the trail that is 
hoped to be under construction this summer.

Back on February 26, Boy Scout Troop 205 of Apex made a great start on 
this section. They raised the bar on the quality and thoroughness of 
their work. Cudos to Troop 205 for giving us a great start!

At this writing, the weather on Saturday is supposed to be nice. 
However, if it is rainy or worse on Saturday, we will have a limited 
workday that would end before noon. Or we may have none at all. Please 
use your best judgment to determine if you want to be working outside in 
rainy conditions. 
   
Bring work gloves, full shoes or boots, clothing appropriate for the 
weather, water and a snack if you like.* *You will need to sign a waiver 
and participation list.

While you don't have to bring any tools because we'll mainly need 
"haulers and toters", we do have a wish list of tools if you'd like to 
bring them.

Feel free to bring a small hand pruning saw if you like. Loppers are 
always needed as well. Also, a wheelbarrow is always handy if you can 
haul it to the site. If you have a pole saw to reach overhanging limbs, 
and care to bring it, then we can use it too.

We'll probably be doing some chainsaw work that day. For the safety of 
all, we separate the chainsawyers and their small assistance crews from 
everyone else. If you have a chainsaw, are trained or know how to use 
it, and have full protective gear including helmet, eye protection, 
hearing protection, chaps and appropriate boots, feel free to bring it.

If you do not have full protective gear, or don't want to use it, there 
is absolutely no need to bring a chainsaw. Bring your handsaw and we'll 
make lots of progress that way!

We'll probably work till about noon or so. If you can work later, that 
would be great too!

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> 919 919 544-3948  
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.

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
*
*Future workdays are still being planned. Here is the tentative schedule 
for upcoming workdays.*

*
*Upcoming American Tobacco Trail Workdays * (All workdays start at 9 a.m.)*
*
 
*Saturday, March 11* Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Remove brush and 
trees from future Phase of ATT in Wake

*Saturday, March 18* Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Pick up trash and 
junk on future Phase of the ATT in Wake 
*
Saturday, March 25*  Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Pick up trash and 
junk on future Phase of the ATT in Wake 
*
**Saturday, April 1* Durham Workday at Fayetteville Road Parking Area  
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m

*Sunday, April 8* Wake or Chatham Workday TBD
*
**Saturday, April 15* Durham Workday at Fayetteville Road Parking Area  
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m

Happy Trails,

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