American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday January 19 9 a.m at Solite Park in southern Durham

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This last minute 
message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, tomorrow
*Saturday, January 19*, at 9 a.m., at Solite Park in Durham at 9 a.m. *

Note: This is a change from previous announcements!*

Please join us, *Saturday, January 19 *at  9 a.m. at Solite Park in 
Durham at 9 a.m.

*Directions:
*
 >From I-40 Exit 276, Southpoint Mall-Fayetteville Road, go north - 
toward Durham. From I-40, go 2.4 miles, through the NC 54 intersection, 
past the ATT Access at Southpoint Crossing across from Walgreens, past 
Woodcroft Parkway located about one mile north of I-40, to the Barbee 
Road light.

Go through the Barbee Road light, crossing the American Tobacco Trail, 
and take the first left into Solite Park. There is a chain link fence 
and gate surrounding the entrance of the park. If you intersect the 
Martln Luther King Parkway traffic light, you've gone too far.

Once you enter the park, drive all the way back to the parking area next 
to the shelter/pavillion.

Our goal is to cut and remove some small trees, bushes and brush in 
preparation for a trail connector TRTC and the Carolina Godiva Track 
Club are jointly having constructed here. Construction is supposed to 
start on Monday or as soon as weather permits, so we'd like to get this 
cut by that time.

We'll mainly need haulers and toter's to haul away anything cut. 
However, we'll also try to install some tree protection and erosion 
control fencing here if we have time. There will be plenty to do.

Last week, Kelly Rush, Bob Salano, Frank Bennett, and me raked and 
spread some dirt and clay dug up by Roger Truitt in reestablishing some 
ditches just north of the Chatham-Wake County line. Though we had a 
smaller than usual crew, we accomplished a lot in preparation for rains 
later in the week. Thanks for the super work by all.

NOTE: The weather is supposed to be marginal at best on Saturday 
morning, with a wintery mix and/or cold/freezing rain, according to the 
current weather forecast. If the weather is obviously bad, with more 
than a drizzle, or obviously freezing rain or snow, we will not hold 
this workday. Use your best judgment on this.

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. Please dress 
appropriately and bring plenty of water!

As always we'll work till about noon or so.

If the weather is obviously bad, on Saturday, and the workday doesn't 
happen, *we'll do the workday on Sunday afternoon starting at 1 pm* at 
the same place. Again, we would like to get this work done prior to the 
start of construction happening the first part of the week.

However, that day may be very cold as well. Again, please contact the 
above names if you have any questions or use your best judgment.

*Do note* that if you are volunteering for school *Environmental Service 
hours*, and you say you will work for 3 hours, you need to be prepared 
to work until noon, or a little after because we need to plan for our 
work and cleanup of our work. If you need to leave earlier, you need to 
let the workday leader know ahead of time. Thanks!

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. Be prepared for briars because you will be in the woods.

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.

Feel free to bring a small hand pruning saw if you like. Loppers are 
also helpful with what we are doing.
 
Also, we can use one or more short tined rakes.

If you have a cutter style mattock, please bring it.
 
We can always use a pickup truck which you don't mind hauling rolled 
fencing from southern Durham. 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, and probably a bit after.

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, January 19 *Durham Workday Solite Park (see directions above) 
9 a.m.

*Sunday, January 20 *Alternate Bad Weather Durham Workday at Solite Park 
1 p.m.

*Saturday, January 26* Chatham Workday 9 a.m. Just north of the 
Chatham-Wake County line. See directions in earlier Workday posts. 
*Note:* this may be changed to Solite Park as needed.
*
Saturday, February 2* Chatham Worday 9 a.m. Just north of the 
Chatham-Wake County line. See directions in earlier Workday posts

*Saturday, February 9* Chatham Worday 9 a.m. Just north of the 
Chatham-Wake County line. See directions in earlier Workday post.

*Saturday, February 16 *Durham Workday Fayetteville Road Access 
<http://triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, February 23* Chatham Worday 9 a.m. Just north of the 
Chatham-Wake County line. See directions in previous Workday posts.

*Other Notes*
 
You can print out our latest ATT map *right now* at 
http://www.triangletrails.org/ATT.HTM . Click on both links under the 
thumbnail for both sides of the map.

Don't let the thumbnail fool you. This is our new color ATT map done by 
Wayne Horton of Winston-Salem.
*
Update on Your Help Now to Keep the ATT I-40 Bridge Moving
*
Over 100 users and supporters of the American Tobacco Trail contacted 
Durham City Council a few weeks back requesting them to use 2/3 bond 
funds to help fund the completion of the ATT in Durham, including the 
I-40 bridge and the four miles of trail south of I-40. TRTC maintains 
and manages three miles of this gap area.

There were concerns that these funds should be used instead for water 
projects, ADA compliance projects, and projects in other less affluent 
areas of town. However, at their December 20 work session Durham City 
Council voted to use 2/3 bond funds to fund the remainder needed for the 
bridge! This is great news!

Thank you to all who contacted City Council members. It DID make a huge 
difference!

If you would like to thank the City Council, please do so.  You can send 
an email to all Council members at: council at ci.durham.nc.us

You can also call (919) 560-4396 and leave a voice mail.

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 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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