American Tobacco Trail Workday Tomorrow March 18 9 a.m.

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, *Saturday, 
March 18*, 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 18 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 9:10 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 right, 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.

We'll be joined by a group from the National Charity League 
<http://www.nationalcharityleague.org/>

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 may 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 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

*Tuesday, April 4* Chatham County ATT Preliminary Plan Presentation by 
NCDOT Division of Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation 
<http://ncdot.org/transit/bicycle/default.html> Central Carolina 
Community College Pittsboro 4-7 p.m. Date may change. More info later.

*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

*Saturday, April 22 *Earth Day in Durham and Wake TRTC usually exhibits 
at one or both  Workday TBD

Happy Trails,

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