American Tobacco Trail Workday Canceled for Saturday April 21

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This very late message is to remind you that our American Tobacco Trail 
workday, tomorrow *Saturday, April 21*, has been canceled. We'll resume 
our regular workdays next weekend.

We actually did mention that we would probably not be having this 
workday on the calendar at the bottom of this message in previous 
reminders.  American Tobacco Trail (ATT) workday leaders will be 
participating in the Wake County Earth Day Celebration at Harris Lake 
Park 
<http://www.wakegov.com/parks/harrislake/Harris+Lake+County+Park.htm>, 
and the Durham Earth Day Festival <http://www.durhamearthday.org/> at 
Durham Central Park, as well as other activities.

If you can't make it to the various Earth Day celebrations, including 
the 2007 Walk/Run/Bike for Umstead <http://umsteadcoalition.org/>at 
Umstead Park, please get out and do /*something */outdoors. We look 
forward to seeing you next week on the ATT in Chatham County.

*However, if you do want to do something on the ATT*, we do *need folks 
*to walk or ride the American Tobacco Trail that we maintain and manage 
in southern Durham and Chatham counties *to check for storm damage,* 
trash, growth of briars and the anything else that could affect the safe 
use of the trail.

We got a report a large tree was down across the trail about 1/2 mile 
south of Scott King Road. Apparently, it completely blocks the trail. We 
are hoping to get to that sometime this weekend.

If you can, please check out other parts of the ATT to see if there is 
any other damage from Sunday nights' storms that need to be remedied. 
Please contact Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104 to 
report anything of note. Thank you!
**
Please let Curt Devereux <mailto:cdevereux at nc.rr.com> 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, April 21 *Earth Day in Wake Harris Lake Park from 10-3, and 
in Durham at Central Park. Workday to be determined. TRTC is setting up 
booth at Harris Lake Park and perhaps in Durham.

*Sunday, April 22* Kids in Training Duathlon on the ATT 
<http://www.kidsintraining.com/kit_duathlon.htm>  1 p.m. Kids race on 
the ATT at White Oak Creek Access that ATT volunteers might be 
interested in. Late registration applies, though spectators welcome!

*Saturday, April 28* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. 
See directions previous emails or contact Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104. 
(The location may change)
*
Saturday, May 5* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. 
*
Saturday, May 12* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. See 
directions previous emails or contact Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104.

*Saturday, May 19* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, May 26 *Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. See 
directions previous emails or contact Bill Bussey at 919 545-9104.
*
Saturday, June 2* National Trails Day TBD


*Looking for Help to Open or Close Fayetteville Road Access Gate!*
We are looking for help in opening and closing the gate at our 
Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> in the morning and/or 
early evening. If you live near or pass by the Parking area in the 
mornings or evenings, or you regularly use the trail here, this might be 
a way you can help open this facility and earn some extra money as well. 
We are willing to pay a small stipend for this work. If you are 
interested in finding out more, or know someone who might be interested, 
please contact Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104.

And let me take this opportunity to* Thank You* for all of your help and 
support in building, cleaning and clearing the American Tobacco Trail in 
2006 and into 2007. Thanks to your hard work, expertise and diligent 
efforts, we are making steady progress. Thousands of trail users are 
*now safely using* the sections of the trail and facilities you have 
helped clear, clean and build. We get so many wonderful comments and 
thanks on how well the trail looks when folks use these facilities. 
These trail users are often *amazed* to find out that these improvements 
were done completely by volunteers. Thank you for the great work and for 
volunteering your valuable time to help with this project. Know that it 
wouldn't be possible without the great work of each and every one of you.

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

Happy Trails,

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

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