American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday April 8 at 9 am

Fri Apr 7 11:13:27 EDT 2006

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, *Saturday, 
April 8*, 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, April 8 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 and drive up Ferrell Road about a quarter mile or so until you see 
vehicles. Park on the shoulder of Ferrell Road. 

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 adjoining drainage 
ditches and trail itself on this section of the trail that is hoped to 
be under construction this summer.

At this writing, the weather on Saturday is calling for lots of showers. 
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. 

Because of the marginal weather on Saturday, we'll also hold a workday 
on this same section on Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. If you can, 
please join us then as well or instead. You can come out anytime on 
Sunday afternoon before 5 or so, if you'd like. We can use the help!

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.

We really need one or more pole saws to reach overhanging limbs. If you 
have one and care to bring and use it, please do so.

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, we'll cancel this workday. 
However, I plan on working at least a little if it is anything short of 
a widespread hard rain. 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. 

We are open to Sunday afternoon workdays too. Please let Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> know if you are interested in working on Sunday 
afternoons.

Also, thanks to many of you for coming to the Chatham ATT Preliminary 
Plan Presentation this past Tuesday, April 4 in Pittsboro. We had a good 
attendance and lots of folks made some good comments on how the ATT 
should be built in Chatham County.

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, 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 

*Sunday, April 9* 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 Install some gates 
and/or bollards in parking area

*Sunday, April 16* 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 22 *Earth Day in Durham and Wake TRTC usually exhibits 
at one or both  Workday TBD

*Saturday, April 29* 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 

Happy Trails,

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