American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday October 21 9 a.m.

Thu Oct 19 16:50:22 EDT 2006

  HI Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
*Saturday, October 21*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the 
Chatham/Wake County line at 9 a.m. 

Please join us,* Saturday, October 21* at 9 a.m. at the Chatham/Wake 
County line in Chatham County.

*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 left 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 the 
sign for the *Pumpkin Patch* on the left.  This used to be Jean's Berry 
Patch. Turn left onto 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. The road changes texture at the 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 plan to have a large group of Daughters and their Fathers from the 
National Charity League in their annual Daughter/Father outing. Our 
similar event last year was a tremendous success and we accomplished a lot.

Our plan is to remove some brush and logs which we cut and piled on the 
trail a little over a year ago. Some will be in piles, others will be 
scattered about. We'll do a "bucket brigade" line up the side slopes of 
the trail 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.

Bring *work gloves*, *full shoes or boots*, *long pants*, and other 
clothing appropriate for the weather, *water and a snack* if you like.* 
*Though ticks are down at this time, be prepared for mosquitoes 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.

We'll be picking up and hauling decomposing wood, be pulling vines and 
briars. We'll probably be doing some limited shoveling and mattock work 
to clean out some drainage ditches. You WILL get messy!

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 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 can use a string trimmer and/or a small push mower if you have one as 
well.

We'll work till about noon or so.   

Thanks to the folks who made it out to New Hope Church Road last 
weekend. We finished knocking down a former "tank trap" which will allow 
good trail access, as well as cleared and cleaned the trail in this 
area. On Sunday, around 60 folks from the  confirmation class from 
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham joined us as we worked 
near the Chatham/Wake line. Thanks to their efforts the trail is looking 
great at the county line.

As always, bring work gloves, full shoes or boots, clothing appropriate 
for the weather, water and a snack if you like.* *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.

If you have a shovel or mattock, please bring it Saturday. Feel free to 
bring a small hand pruning saw if you like. Loppers are always needed as 
well.

Bring a pole saw for cutting overhead limbs if you have one. Several 
folks have brought pole saws to workdays in the last few months, and we 
ALWAYS put them to work!

Also, a wheelbarrow is always handy if you can haul it to the site.

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 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 Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104 or Curt Devereux 
<mailto:devereux at gte.net> 919 919 544-3948 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, October 21* Chatham County Workday with National Charity 
League 9 a.m. at Chatham/Wake border. All are welcome.

*Saturday, October 28* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Trail Access 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Sunday, October 29* Special Sunday Chatham/Wake Workday with REI Staff 
at Chatham/Wake border. 11:30 to 4 p.m. See directions from September 30 
Workday or contact Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104. 
All are welcome.

*Saturday, November 4 *Durham Workday TBD Contact  Frank Bennett 
<mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  919-851-3992

*Saturday, November 11* Chatham Workday TBD 

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.

***Again, THANK YOU for all of your support for this petition and the ATT.*

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.* It is almost complete, with the traffic 
control gates now being installed. Many of you on this list have helped 
clear and clean this section. *Thank YOU! *

Wake is still anticipating an opening by the end of this month. However 
as always be careful around the construction and continuing maintenance 
which is still happening in Wake and other places on the ATT.

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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