The bridge is currently stable and safe, but clearly vulnerable to continued erosion, especially from high water events. During our workday, we will fill that gaping hole with rock, and work to control the erosive water flowing in from the top.

Date: Mar 26, 2022, 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 Mar 23 -- your response informs the number of biscuits, apples 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. .

COVID-19 concerns: This worksite is not within the NC State Parks, so vaccination documentation is not required. We continue to work within current CDC/NC/OC COVID-19 guidelines. 

Apr 23

May 28

Jun 25 (previously announced, but will be rescheduled)

If you are not on our email list for Eno/Orange County workday announcements (like this one), but would like to be, email a request to Bill.Boyarsky@gmail.com.

March 12, 9AM, Trail maintenance and invasive species removal. Meet between 4710 and 4712 Buttonbush Drive in Durham. RSVP to Fred Dietrich <fred.dietrich@duke.edu>. This workday will focus on finishing one of the final small problem spots in the MST in the Eno trace section resulting from sewer line work a few years ago.

April 23 the Laurel Bluffs trail (yeah, you'll have to choose)

May 7 the Dunnigan Trail

June 4 the Cox Mountain Trail (this is National Trails Day)

On Mar 19, 9-noon, the Friends and the Grace Church (in Chapel Hill) will be holding an invasive plant and trash cleanup along the Eno at River Forest Park (1000 Windermere Dr, Durham, NC 27712). RSVP to Bill.Boyarsky@gmail.com if you can join us.

At the same time and in the same park, the Eno River Association will be building  rain gardens with native pollinator-friendly plants, thanks to a grant from the Burt's Bees Foundation.  If you would rather work on that project contact tom@enoriver.org to RSVP, or for more information.

Gathering of Friends 2022: The statewide Friends community will gather at Lake Junaluska (where the MST was first proposed 45 years ago by Howard Lee). The dates are April 7-10. We'll celebrate our accomplishments, and look towards the future. This weekend includes the annual meeting and many other events (workshops, hikes...). Details at mountainstoseatrail.org/gathering-of-friends/.

Thanks to our major sponsors: To REI Co-op, whose 2022 gift of $15,000 supports our efforts with (among other things) signage improvement, updates to trail guides, the purchase of new tools, and tool repairs.