American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday, September 16 9 am

[Bill Bussey]

  HI Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
*Saturday, September 16*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the 
Wake/Chatham border at 9 a.m.  This is a change from our earlier schedule.

Directions are below. However, you can follow directions to the White 
Oak Church Road Acess <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> and 
be pretty close!

Please join us,* Saturday, September 16* at 9 a.m. on the ATT near 
Wake/Chatham border. 

Directions:

 From I-40 Exit 276, Southpoint Mall-Fayetteville Road, go south - away 
from Durham - toward Jordan Lake.

Go past the mall on your right and 2.4 miles all the way to the end of 
Fayetteville Road. Here, Fayetteville Road intersects NC 751 at a light.

Turn right at the light. Go 6.6 miles, passing O'Kelly Chapel Road at 
.75 miles and New Hope Church Road (see Exxon convenience store on left) 
at 4.2 miles. At or near 6.6 miles is Lewter Shop Road on the left. See 
Jeans Berry Patch off to the left. Turn left on Lewter Shop Road.

Go approximately 2.5 miles or so. See a place with small auto/truck size 
trailers on the right. Immediately beyond his place is the Chatham/Wake 
County line. About a 1/4 mile beyond the county line, you'll see White 
Oak Church Road on your right. Continue beyond to the first left past 
White Oak Church Road.This is Farrell Road. If you cross the new 
construction of the trail crossing, you've gone too far.

Turn left onto Farrell Road. Go about 1/3 to 1/2 mile. The trail will be 
on your right. Park on the side of the road. I'm sure our cars will be 
parked there so you'll see them. We'll be working on the trail just 
north of there. We don't want to park in or near the driveway where 
we'll be working, so we'll walk a few hundred feet in.

We'll have a fairly large (between 30-50) group of Duke students helping 
us that day. Our plan is to remove some brush and logs which we cut and 
piled on the trail a little over a year ago. With this group, we'll do a 
"bucket brigade" line down the trail a few hundred feet or so in order 
to spread it out into the woods. We'll do some other general clearing 
work in this area as time and person power permits.

Thanks to all who made it out last weekend. We did some cleanup of the 
trail crossing, as well as broke down a large pile of dirt obstructing 
part of the trail. Tom Mould did some pole sawing on some overhead limbs 
which really made this area look good. Thanks and Cudos to all who helped! 

As always, 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, and now chiggers 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 this will mainly be a 
"hauling and toting" day, 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. A string trimmer would be helpful as the trail is 
overgrown in this area. Also, a wheelbarrow is always handy if you can 
haul it to the site.

We could use a post hole digger if you can bring it. We will have some 
eager diggers to share in the work!
 
We have a need to do some chainsaw work in this area. 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.
 
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 Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104 or 
Frank Bennett  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, September 16* Chatham Workday _/Change from original 
schedule!/_ See Directions above 9 a.m.

*Saturday, September 23* Chatham County Workday  O'Kelly Chapel Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, September 30* Fifth Saturday No Workday Enjoy the ATT!
*
Saturday, October 7* Durham Workday Probably Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, October 14* Chatham County Workday  New Hope Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, October 21* Chatham County Workday with National Charity 
League 9 a.m. All are welcome Details to come.

Also if you haven't already, please go sign our petition 
<http://www.petitiononline.com/att2/petition.html>asking Durham to stop 
stalling on designing and building the American Tobacco Trail.
 
One more bit of news. The final phase of the ATT in Wake County, from 
the White Oak Church Road Parking area north to the Chatham County line, 
is *NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.* This is really* great news!* Many of you on 
this list have helped clear and clean this section. *Thank YOU! *

Heavy grading equipment is now being used on the entire mile plus length 
of this section of trail. For your safety, Wake Parks Staff, as do we, 
ask that you do not access this section of trail while construction is 
in progress. The contractor, Carolina Asphalt Paving Inc., an 
experienced greenway and trail builder, says they should be open towards 
the middle of October, weather permitting.

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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