American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday March 25 9 am

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, *Saturday, 
March 25*, 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 25 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, to Ferrell Road on your left. Turn left 
and park on the shoulder of Ferrell Road. 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.
 
At this writing, the weather on Saturday is supposed to be fair and 
cool. 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 can also use a pickup truck that you don't mind hauling brush and 
logs in. The bed will get dirty with brush and sawdust. We'll brush it 
out at the end of the day, but experience shows brushing alone won't get 
it all. Only a washing or vacuuming will get the bed completely clean. 
Again, this is your call. If you have any concerns about using your 
truck, then don't offer it!
 
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 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* 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 

*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.

*Sunday, April 8* 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 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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