American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday April 15 at 9 am

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, *Saturday, 
April 15*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the Fayetteville Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9 a.m. 

Please join us, Saturday, April 8 at 9 a.m. at the Fayetteville Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> in southern 
Durham County about 1 mile south of Southpoint Mall and I-40. Scroll 
down the page to find the directions.

Our main focus will be to dig post holes for, and construct some simple 
gates for the parking area. We'll also do some general site cleanup as well.
 
At this writing, the weather on Saturday is calling for overall sunny 
conditions with a possibility of very spotty showers. If it is rainy or 
worse on Saturday, we will have a limited workday that would end before 
noon. As always, 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.

While you don't have to bring any tools because we'll mainly need 
"diggers, 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'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 at our Wake county work site as 
well. Please let Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> know if you are 
interested in working on Sunday afternoons.

Also coming up on Saturday at 10 a.m. is an American Tobacco Trail ride 
geared toward adolescent girls. Partipants meet and start at the 
American Tobacco Trail Morehead Street/DBAP Access and will ride south 
to Pearsontown Elementary. The Duke Women's Cardiology Clinic will be 
doing health screenings, and REI will be there as well. Volunteers are 
needed, even at this late time, to help. Contact Rob Borghese  at 
rob-borghese at nc.rr.com (919) 389-6996 or Christina Gonzalez at 
crixgonzalez at yahoo.com 919 225-1726 for more details. There is a 
website, with very limited information at http://www.takeonthetrail.com/

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 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

*Saturday, April 15* Take On The Trail Ride 10 a.m. Morehead Street/DBAP 
Trail Access. Contact Christina Gonzalez at crixgonzalez at yahoo.com 919 
225-1726 for more details
 
*Saturday, April 22 *Earth Day in Durham and Wake TRTC usually exhibits 
at one or both  Workday TBD

*Sunday, April 23* Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 1 p.m. Clear brush on 
future Phase of the ATT in Wake

*Saturday, April 29* Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Clear brush on 
future Phase of the ATT in Wake 

Saturday, May 6 Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Clear brush 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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