Here is the info from Terry up there.
Hi Everyone – The big Tread Lightly & John Deere & Uwharrie NF Stewardship Project is coming up this weekend and here are the general details for everyone. The biggest thing is that we’re meeting somewhere new to start with. Please get the word out to all of your members even if you can’t make it.
Meet at 9 am at the Uwharrie Off-Road Training Center on Hwy 109 N (the wooden barn) across from the Eldorado Outpost. If you’re going to camp overnight Scott Fields is offering camping at the training center for free and he’ll have port a potties set up. For showers that weekend volunteers can go to the Badin Lake Group Camp and shower for free. There are people that have reserved Camp site C at Group Camp so please let the volunteers know to be courteous and to not over take the showers there but to maybe go in shifts. We’ll have t-shirts, carabineers, and other freebies for the volunteers!
We’ll meet at the UORTC on both days at 9 am and then go over the projects and divide groups up. Please tell folks to bring the following tools if they have them because we’re not sure what project they’ll be working. Ask them to bring shovels, rakes, rock bars, chains, sledge hammers, socket sets/ ratchets, hammers, etc. Also, remind them to wear work boots, appropriate clothing & layers for getting muddy, bring work gloves, water and some food. Let everyone know to plan on working roughly 9 am to 5 pm. If they have to leave earlier that’s ok. If they can only come 1 day that’s ok too.
Food on Saturday will be provided for lunch & supper and on Sunday breakfast, lunch and supper will also be provided. Bring some snacks & water though because you might get hungry before the food makes it to you.
The overall projects will be installing 3 kiosks, installing the wooden guiderail (the fencing around our trailheads), installing guardrail, seeding and mulching some disturbed areas, and installing wooden bollards.
We need about 40 volunteers to get all of these projects done and to get things ready for opening day on March 29th. Thanks a lot. We appreciate it.
Bye - Terry