American Tobacco Trail Workday Tomorrow, June 10 9 am

[Bill Bussey]

HI Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
this* **Saturday, June 10*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the 
Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9 a.m. 


Please join us,* Saturday, June 10* at 9 a.m. at the Fayetteville Road 
Parking Area <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>in Wake 
County. Scroll down the web page to find the directions. 
 
Also note, that if you arrive after 9:10 or so, the work group may have 
hiked down or up the trail. Walk on down to the trail and look south or 
north. The group may still be in sight. 

Our main focus will be to do any needed clearing and maintenance on the 
trail as well as this traihead. We need to mow the grass and do some 
general cleaning up of the trailhead, and the area around it.

Frank Bennett will be leading this workday as I'll be out of town.

Last week, twenty volunteers, including a great group from the National 
Charity League braved questionable weather and cleaned up a major junk 
dump alongside the trail in Chatham County. It was a great success and a 
great way to spend National Trails Day.

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. Ticks are especially bad this year. We've had success using 
Permethrin (available at most drugstores and outdoor retailers) sprayed 
on cuffs and waistbands on clothing. We suggest long pants and even 
light long sleeves. 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 can use a small push mower or string trimmer if you have one as well.

We'll work till about noon or so. 
 
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.  However, I plan on working at least a little if it is 
anything short of a widespread hard rain. Feel free to call Frank 
Bennett at 919-851-3992, 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.   
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, June 10* Durham Workday Fayetteville Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Clearing and 
Cleaning at Trailhead and trail.

*Saturday, June 17* Durham Workday Fayetteville Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Clear brush, pick 
up trash and other         maintenance work.
*
Saturday, June 24 *Chatham Workday O'Kelly Chapel Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Clearing and 
Cleaning ATT in Chatham County.

*Saturday, July 1 *No Workday. Join us at the Festival for the Eno

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

Happy Trails Day,

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