American Tobacco Trail Workday is On Your Own Hauling this weekend

Thu May 18 12:56:41 EDT 2006

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you that the regularly scheduled American 
Tobacco Trail workday on,*Saturday, May 20*, on the American Tobacco 
Trail at the White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> is postponed.

We'll be setting up and staffing an American Tobacco Trail/TRTC 
information booth at the free to the public NBC 17 Health and Fitness 
Expo <http://www.nbc17.com/healthandfitnessexpo/index.html> at the Jim 
Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. We'll be there all day 
Saturday and Sunday. Drop by and see us at Booth 722, right across from 
Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Virtual Tour of the Human Body. We've 
been doing this event for going on three years, and we always meet and 
share the ATT with a lot of great folks there.

*HOWEVER, if you'd still like to work on the ATT, *you are welcome to 
go, on your own, at your own risk, anytime during the weekend, to* *the 
White Oak Church Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>, walk north on the 
currently unopened portion of the ATT, about 1/3 mile north to the pile 
of cut brush and small trees. If you'd like, you can remove them from 
the trail surface. 

We are clearing and cleaning the adjoining drainage ditches and trail 
itself on this section of the trail that is planned to be under 
construction this summer.

If you like, you can go out there and drag/carry it off the trail into 
the adjoining woods. Right now, it is blocking the trail so the few 
walkers, bicyclists and equestrians have to step over it. They would 
undoubtedly appreciate any clearing that you could do!

Just be sure to drag and carry it *beyond* the drainage ditch and *over 
the top of the hill *on the other side of the ditch into the woods 
beyond. Also spread it out, so it isn't too much piled on top of other 
brush/trees. The key is to get it out of sight of the trail users and in 
direct contact with the ground. Most of this brush/limbs/trees are gum 
and pine, so they will decompose fairly quickly in the next year or so.

Another thing folks can do is to carry any trash/junk found on the trail 
north of the White Oak Parking area, north up to a pile that we are 
building next to Green Level Church Road. You'll see a pile on the left 
side of the trail just before the road crossing. Even carrying a few 
things from the several piles, plus occasional can or bottle left on the 
trail will help. Bring some trash bags to be most effective. We'll put 
the collected pile out closer to the road and call DOT for pickup when 
we get most everything picked up there.

If you are unsure of anything, please don't do it. We'll get it another 
day. Trash pickup and moving is easy. Anything you can do to remove 
trash from this section of the trail is appreciated.

If we can find a leader in our group to lead this workday on Saturday 
morning, I'll send out a message to this group. However, right now, the 
formal workday is postponed to May 27.

Last week, Steve Holbrooks, Frank Bennett, John and Noah Steege helped 
clear and clean this section. We made a lot of progress. This  section 
is arguably among the prettiest section's of the entire trail, but is 
also about the toughest to clean and clear.  ** 

Bring work gloves, full shoes or boots, clothing appropriate for the 
weather, water and a snack if you like.* *Be prepared for ticks and 
poison ivy. However, the current work is beyond the poison ivy. We 
suggest long pants and even light long sleeves. You will need to sign a 
waiver and participation list at some point as well.

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 are considering going out to this area, please let me, Bill 
Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> know. Feel free to call me at 919 
545-9104 if you like, or if you have any questions. Also please let me 
know if you go out there, how long you worked, and what you did.

Don't forget we'll be out there again next Saturday, May 27 at 9 am for 
our regular workday. See our schedule below.

If you or your group would like to work days or early evenings other 
than Saturdays, please let Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> know.

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, May 20* No Workday. Join us at our booth at the NBC 17 Health 
and Fitness Festival 
<http://www.nbc17.com/healthandfitnessexpo/index.html> at the NC State 
Fairgrounds

*Saturday, May 21* No Workday. Join us at our booth at the NBC 17 Health 
and Fitness Festival 
<http://www.nbc17.com/healthandfitnessexpo/index.html> at the NC State 
Fairgrounds

*Saturday, May 27* 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, May 28* 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, 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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