American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday April 29 9 am

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, *Saturday, 
April 29*, 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, past Farrell Road on your left. Park on 
the shoulder of Green Level Church Road. Please be careful because there 
is an increasing amout of traffic on this road. If you prefer, feel free 
to park on Farrell Road if you like.

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 potential 
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 will 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.

Also, 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'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 will be working Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. Meeting 
arrangements are the same as the Saturday workday. If you can please let 
Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> know if you are interested in 
working on Sunday afternoons. Else, just show up.

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 * (Saturday workdays start at 
9 a.m., Sunday 1 p.m.)*
*
      **
*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 
*
Sunday, April 30* Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 1 p.m. Pick up trash and 
junk 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. Pick up trash and 
junk on future Phase of the ATT in Wake
*
Sunday, May 7* Wake Workday White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 1 p.m. Pick up trash and 
junk on future Phase of the ATT in Wake 
   
*Saturday, May 13* To be determined.
 
*Saturday, June 3* National Trails Day  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 Chatham

Thanks for your help and support in building the American Tobacco Trail.

Happy Trails,

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