Date: May 27, 2023, 9 AM - 3 PM. If you can't stay for the entire time, please know that we are deeply appreciative of any effort you contribute.
Meeting Location: The Historic Occoneechee Speedway parking lot (320 Elizabeth Brady Road, Hillsborough 27278).
If you can join the team: Please respond by email to
Bill.Boyarsky@gmail.com by May 23 -- your response informs the breakfast preparation and tools that will await you, helps me plan the day, and puts you on the notification list for further updates (about this workday) or a workday cancellation message.
What to bring: You need to wear appropriate-for-the-weather work clothes (that can get dirty), solid shoes or boots, and bring lunch (if you plan to work into the afternoon), snacks, water, and work gloves. If you have a favorite tool, bring it.
What we bring: We will provide all tools, extra work gloves, and instructions. If you are new to this kind of activity, there will be experienced volunteers within asking distance: we are a supportive trail community that loves to grow.
Cancellation: If the workday is cancelled due to bad weather, an email will be sent out no later than 8:00 p.m. the preceding day, to the RSVP list.
Safety: Use tools carefully. If you do not know how to use a particular tool, or what to do in a particular circumstance please ask. Do not work too close together -- avoid hitting the person next to you. When walking past another volunteer, please say something so they know you are approaching. Do not lift anything heavier than you can comfortably lift -- know your own limits. Take plenty of breaks. Undertake different tasks with different tools throughout the day. Make sure to drink plenty of water, even when it's cold outside. .Be aware of ticks, chiggers, snakes, stinging insects, and poison ivy.
Next Orange County MST workdays (RSVP to Bill)
Jun 24
(no formal workday during July and August)
If you are not on our
Eno/Orange County workday announcements email list (announcements like this one), but would like to be,
let me know by email.
May 13 Annual Picnic 9 AM Penny's Bend, Durham (tomorrow)
June 3 National Trails Day
(no formal workday during July and August)
The AC team is working on trail in Saxapahaw, on the Haw River, the future junction with our OC efforts. Andrew, the Task Force Leader, would welcome email from you about a workday or a request to be added to his Alamance County Workday Announcement List).
May 20
June 17
(no formal workday during July and August)
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 16
