American Tobacco Trail Workday Saturday April 5 9 a.m.

[Bill Bussey]

Hi Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This very late 
message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, tomorrow
*Saturday, April 5*, at the Fayetteville Road Parking Access 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9:00 a.m. 

Please join us for this special volunteer workday, * * tomorrow, 
*Saturday, March 29*, at the Fayetteville Road Parking Access 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9:00 a.m.

Our goal is to clean the parking area, trail and drainage ditches of 
downed trees, limbs, logs, brush, briars and any trash that might be there.

Last week, Lauren Mincey, Meredith Daves, Dana Giandomenico, Mary and 
Brittany Wood, approximately fifty volunteers from Service Raleigh 
<http://www.ncsu.edu/serviceraleigh/>, Frank Bennett, Curt Devereux 
dodged the rain and cut briars, hauled downed trees, limbs and lots of 
trash on the ATT north of New Hope Church Road. This heavily used 
stretch of trail now looks great! Thanks to all who participated.
 
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 and ticks 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.
 
If you have some, bring a pair of loppers. 

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, and probably a bit after.

*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!

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, April 5* Durham Workday 9 a.m. Fayetteville Road Parking 
Access <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>

*Saturday, April 12* Chatham Workday 9 a.m. Just north of the 
Chatham-Wake County line.
*
Saturday, April 19 *Earth Day Celebrated Probably Chatham Workday 9 a.m.  

*Saturday, April 26* Chatham Workday 9 a.m. Just north of the 
Chatham-Wake County line. 9 a.m.*

Saturday, April 26 *American Tobacco Trail Hike in Wake and Chatham 
Counties 2 p.m. Bill Bussey will lead a hike for Active Chatham on the 
ATT in Wake and Chatham counties. Meet at White Oak Chapel Road Parking 
Access <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>  All are welcome.

*Saturday, May 3 *Durham Workday Scott King Road Access 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.
*
**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.

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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