American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday June 30 9 a.m.

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
*Saturday, June 30*, at the O'Kelly Chapel Road trailhead 
<http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>at 9 a.m.

Please join us, *Saturday, June 30* at 9 a.m. at the O'Kelly Chapel Road 
trailhead <http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> in Chatham County.  

Our goal is to clear and clean the trail in this area. We haven't worked 
this area between the trestles in awhile, so we need to mow and string 
trim here too. We'll also have a drainage ditch we need to redig and 
clean the drainage ditch at the Pittard-Sears Road crossing. We may 
drive over there from the meeting place.

Thus, if you arrive late and find no vehicles parked at the meeting 
place, either walk south down the trail .8 miles, or continue east on 
O'Kelly Chapel Road to the 2nd gravel road on the right. This road is 
under construction. Turn right onto Pittard-Sears Road and go 
approximately 1.5 miles to where the trail crosses the road just beyond 
the white house on the right. We'll be on the trail in this area.

The weather is supposed to be partly cloudy or perhaps even rainy on 
Saturday.

Last week, seven of us worked to dig some drainage ditches and spread 
dirt on the trail just north of the Chatham-Wake County line. Carey 
Johnston and one other from Triangle Impact <http://triangleimpact.org/> 
joined us for the first time this weekend. We hope to work a lot more 
with Triangle Impact in the future.

Sorry, I currently can't find the sign-in list to list all the wonderful 
volunteers who helped us. I sincerely apologize for this problem.  
:-[       I'm having major computer problems this week as well. That 
said, we had a very good workday which accomplished a lot. Thank you for 
your great work!

As always,bring *work gloves*, *full shoes or boots*, *long pants*, and 
other clothing appropriate for the weather. Bring *water and a snack* if 
you like. With Summer here, be prepared for briars because you will be 
in the woods. Also be prepared for ticks and poison ivy.  For ticks, 
we've had success using Permethrin (available at most drugstores and 
outdoor retailers) sprayed on cuffs and waistbands on clothing. 

You will need to sign a waiver and participation list.

While you don't have to bring any tools because we do have some tools, 
we do have a wish list of tools if you'd like to bring them.

We could really use a string trimmer to trim the area around the O'Kelly 
Chapel Road trailhead. We can use loppers to clean alongside the trail 
here as well.

We can use several cutter mattocks, or a hoe or flat blade style mattock 
if you have one. Round or pointed end shovels are helpful in this area 
as well. We really need one or more wheelbarrows if you can bring them 
as well.

Feel free to bring a small hand pruning saw if you like.
   
We can always use a pickup truck which you don't mind hauling brush, 
logs and trash on the trail, please contact Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104 or  Frank Bennett 
<mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com> 919-851-3992 so we can make plans.
 
We'll work till about noon or so. 
 
We normally plan on working at least a little if it is anything short of 
a widespread hard rain. Feel free to contact or call Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104 or Frank Bennett 
<mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  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: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 anytime 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, June 30 *Chatham Workday O'Kelly Chapel Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m. Contact Bill 
Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104 or Frank Bennett 
<mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  919-851-3992.  **

*Saturday, July 7* No Workday Join us at the Durham Open Space and 
Trails/Durham Bike-Ped Commission/TRTC Booth at the Festival for the Eno 
<http://www.enoriver.org/festival/> July 4, 7 & 8 Is it THAT time already?!

*Saturday, July 14* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. See 
directions in previous emails or contact Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104

*Saturday, July 21* Durham Workday  Fayetteville Road Parking Area 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, July 28* Chatham Workday Chatham/Wake County line. 9 a.m. See 
directions previous emails or contact Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104

*Looking for Clean Fill Dirt

*TRTC is looking for clean fill dirt for a project we are partnering 
with the Carolina Godiva Track Club <http://www.carolinagodiva.org/> and 
Durham Parks and Recreation in southern Durham. Please contact Bill 
Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> at 919 545-9104 for more information. *
*
*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 
<mailto:americantobaccotrail at earthlink.net>
www.triangletrails.org <http://www.triangletrails.org/>
919 545-9104