Umstead Coalition Fall Activities

Hundreds of walkers/runners, environmental exhibitors, musician, and volunteers along with bright sunshine, tasty food, and great music made for a successful Celebration! This was one of the most successful years in fund raising ever!

The funds raised will be use to help protect William B. Umstead State Park and the Richland Creek Corridor. Last year, funds were used for trail maintenance, to give school teachers environmental lesson tools to teach their students ways to prevent soil erosion, to build a stormwater wetland to treat runoff at the new Visitor Center parking lot, Richland Creek streamwatch, and land acquisition.

Over 500 people attended this years event! We realize the large beautiful private meadow site can support even more attendees. So, start spreading the work for the 2002 Celebration for Umstead! (Saturday, April 20, 2002).

Great job to our top pledge earners and fastest runners (each received Gift Certificates from Great Outdoor Provision Company):

Top Adult Fund Raisers:

Rod Broadbelt (raised $835 !)

Nancy Murphy

Steve Lee

Top Child (12 or under) Fund Raiser:

Jacob Matthews (raised $190 !)

Top Team:

TLC

Fastest Male Runners:

1st Mike Cinoman (31 min., 30 sec)

2nd Blain Smith

Fastest Female Runners:

1st: Cherrie Tchir

2nd & 3rd Judy Murray and Becca Bradford (Team Baja)

Many Thanks to our Awesome Musicians:

Larry Nixon, David Blevins & Steven Gage

Victoria Axelrod with Special Guests (Hara Paper; Daniel Ballinger; Liz and Jeff; Rick Guggemus, RK, Naresh; Moneeque and Brian Oaksford; and Michelle Hunter) http://www.victoriaaxelrod.com

Bett Padgett and Jeremie McGowan http://www.bettpadgett.com

Dave Kepford

Bruce Emory

A Special thanks to our sponsors whose generosity made the
2001 Celebration for Umstead a success!

Great Horned Owls ($1,000 or more)

Great Oaks ($200 –$1,000)

Big Sky Bread Company

Café Carolina

Carla Stevens, Photographer

Creative Acoustics

Cup A Joe

Delight Foods

MYSTERY.COMedy Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

Eno River Association

Greg Redman – Grill Chef

Gregory Poole Equipment Company

(Power Systems Division)

Neomonde Bakery and Deli

Use-Yer-Foot Hand Washing Facility

(By Wildwood Farm of Saxapahaw, NC)

Moonbeams ($50 - $200)

Capital Group Sierra Club

Jill Flink Fine Art

R&H Produce

Environmental Education

Exhibits Were a Focus at the 2001 Celebration for Umstead.

Many Thanks to:

American Wildlife Refuge (AWR)

Carolina Recycling Association

Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley

Conservation Council of North Carolina

Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Dogwood Alliance

Exploris

Friends of State Parks

Habitat for Humanity – Reuse Center

National Parks Conservation Association

NC Botanical Garden

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service – Neuse Mobile

NC Div. Parks & Recreation, Dept. Env.. & Natural Resources

NC Environmental Defense

NC Solar Energy Association

NC Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN)

NC Wildlife Federation

Neuse River Foundation, Upper Neuse Operations

Phoenix Resources

Raleigh Parks and Recreation

Raleigh Durham (RDU) Airport

Sierra Club – Capital Group

Town of Cary Parks and Recreation

Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC)

Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Triangle Vegetarian Society (TVS)

The Umstead Coalition

Wake County Environmental Services, Division of Solid Waste

Wake County Parks, Recreation, Open Space

Gerald Pottern, Stream Ecology and Spring Wildflower hikes

Ghosts of Richland Creek

@2001 Larry Nixon, David Blevins, Steven Gage

Wading in the water down past the old Cooks Mill

Picking up the pieces of the trash that people spill

See the rotted timbers you can touch the rusty wheel

The ghosts of Richland Creek fill my mind

Oconeeche and the Eno used to travel through these woods

Fishing in the Creek as they worked the land for food

An ancient warrior hunting left his spear for me to find

The ghosts of Richland Creek fill my mind

(Refrain)

I can feel their presence near me from the times back then

Do they see what we are doing to the beauty of our land

(Chorus)

Why we take from our resources Why we take and not restore

The ghosts of Richland Creek ask me why?

Ghosts of Richland Creek ask me why?

The pure red clay is shining on the banks of Richland Lake

Beneath the water standing, tons of clay they once did take

The old brick mill was flooded but its many buildings stand

The ghosts of Richland Creek fill my mind

(Refrain)

(Chorus)

Many years from now when our children walk this land

Will we leave the beauty for them will it die or will it stand

When they see what we have left them

Will it be place they love

The ghosts of Richland Creek are you and I.

(Refrain)

(Chorus)

Editor's note: "Ghosts of Richland Creek" was Featured at 2001 Umstead for Celebration with a special single release. The song was four years in the making according to Larry Nixon. The artists remind us that Richland Creek is a short creek with lots of history, including 2 mill sites - one of which was Cook's mill (located just downstream of Ebenezer Church Road ).This song will be on their next album, "Pick another one son." Look for it June 30 at Quail Ridge book store and the Museum of History.

Open Space Plan for Town of Cary

The Town of Cary has been working on a plan to preserve open space throughout the town that could help protect areas surrounding William B. Umstead State Park in the future. The town has already budgeted $12.5 million this fiscal year for the acquisition and preservation of open space, but exactly what land the town will choose to protect remains undecided.

The Umstead Coalition has suggested that the open space plan should include protection of Reedy Creek's floodplain, riparian areas, and wetlands, as well as minimize impervious build-out in the Reedy Creek watershed. Reedy Creek flows into Umstead State Park. Upstream of the Park, the Reedy Creek Watershed is in Cary and Cary's ETJ.

So far, Cary has held five informational meetings about its draft Open Space and Historic Resources Plan (OSHRP), which addresses the preservation of open space, the protection of natural resources, the preservation of historic landscapes, and enhancing parks and greenways. Those interested in providing input will have one final opportunity during a public hearing on the plan June 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the town council’s public hearing chambers.

The town’s OSHRP outlines how the town will go about identifying, acquiring, preserving and managing natural resources, historic sites, and other areas that are environmentally and culturally important. Through the plan, the town will prioritize resources, establish long-term preservation goals, and develop an implementation plan. When adopted, the plan will be an element of Cary’s Comprehensive Plan.

Following the public hearing, the draft plan will go to a joint meeting of the town’s planning & zoning board and the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board on June 18th and then to the town council for adoption on July 12th. Following adoption of the plan, the town will immediately begin to decide what properties to acquire. The decision will be based on: ecological and historic significance proximity to an existing or planned park or greenway corridor, threat of loss from development, and cost and manageability of the land. For more information on the plan, check out the town’s website at www.townofcary.org.

Upcoming meetings on the Cary Open Space Plan:

June 14, 6:30 PM Town Council Public Hearing Council Chambers

June 18, 7:30 PM Planning and Zoning Board/Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board Council Chambers

July 12, 6:30 PM Town Council Council Chambers

Park Protection Issues

CAMPO to Evaluate Roads Harmful To Umstead State Park

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), composed of representation from all the local governments in Wake County (including Raleigh and Cary) are currently evaluating the Long-Range Transportation Plan (through 2025) for Wake County. An element of this Long-Range Transportation Plan is the Thoroughfare Plan Update for 2025, or existing roads and roads "improvements" planned to be built by 2025. Another element is the 2025 Land Use Plan. The transportation models utilize land use as a key driving factor in predicting needs for roads, transit, etc.

There are five (5) transportation scenarios being evaluated through modeling efforts. The approach is that one of these scenarios, or slight modification of them, will become the 2025 Thoroughfare Plan. The scenarios include "Base Scenario" which is composed of a road and transit system assumed to be built no matter which scenario is chosen, "highway intensive," "transit intensive," and two moderate options.

The Base Scenario was to have been the official (previously approved by CAMPO) list of transportation projects planned to be built by 2025 (called the Current Trends Plan) that are included in the area’s current Air Quality Conformity Analysis. The Air Quality Conformity Analysis is required by US EPA to estimate the air quality resulting from the planned transportation system and is updated every 3 years. If we become ‘out of conformity’ with air quality standards, then federal transportation dollars are in jeopardy.

Although on the Thoroughfare Plan (roads planned to be built sometime), the Duraleigh Road Connector, Cary Parkway Extension from Harrison Avenue to Trinity Road, and widening of Trinity Road are NOT in the Current Trends Plan or assumed to be built by 2025 in the approved Air Quality Conformity Analysis. THIS IS GOOD.

HOWEVER, the Cary Parkway Extension and widening of Trinity Road ARE in the Base Scenario in CAMPO’s evaluation of 2025 Thoroughfare Plan. We believe this is a mistake that should be corrected. (Side note: The Cary Parkway Extension and widening of Trinity Road were included as potential roads in Cary’s current Road Bond. However, Cary's road bond was not tied to CAMPO's Current Trends Plan. Also, these projects are expected to be removed from this funding source by Cary Town action in mid-June.)

We are pleased to report that the Town of Cary Council recently voted to not request the I-40/Old Reedy Creek Road Interchange be added to the Thoroughfare Plan. BUT, because this project was in Cary’s draft Transportation Plan — it was passed to CAMPO by Cary’s staff to evaluate in the Long Range Transportation Plan. NOW, it’s time to delete it from CAMPO’s consideration.

To summarize - some roads detrimental to Umstead State Park are still included in the roads being evaluated for inclusion in the 2025 Thoroughfare Plan. These ‘bad’ roads include:

Duraleigh Road Connector (Raleigh) - yes, it’s still being "evaluated" in the Highway Intensive Scenario
Interchange at Old Reedy Creek Road and I-40 (Cary)
Cary Parkway Extension from Harrison Avenue to Trenton/Trinity Road (Cary) as a 4-lane, divided median
Widening Trinity Road (4 lanes) from Trenton Road to NC 54 (Cary)

What YOU can do (action items):

Tell your mayors and City/Town Councils that you don’t want these roads to be included in the 2025 Thoroughfare Plan.
Ask CAMPO (LaneJS@raleigh-nc.org) and Raleigh City Council to remove the Duraleigh Road Connector from all versions of the Thoroughfare Plan (2025 and longer).
A Public Hearing on CAMPO’s 2025 Thoroughfare Plan and 2025 Land Use Plan is expected in late summer.

- Jean Spooner

Pre-Park History

Hogs on the Farm

Before William B. Umstead Park was built, farmers in the area made a subsistence living off the land. Processing hogs was an important part of farm life.

Agatha King Johnson grew up near the Park area. She discusses family farm hog production in the 1920s and ’30s.

"Papa [Mallie King, 1885-1951] had a smoke house, but he didn’t smoke hog meat, he salted it down in a box covered in salt," Agatha says. He kept it in salt six weeks or longer. Then he took it and hung it up. You cover them with borax and black pepper, and that kept the bugs off. Once in a while we had a thing called skippers would get on it, I think that come from a green fly laying eggs on it. It [the curing house] was closed in real tight and dark to keep flies out. When you cut a piece off [the cured ham], you’d put a cloth over it.

"The saltiness of the meat was according to the weather or something. One year the meat might take more salt in the length of time than the next year.

"You didn’t kill the hogs until it got freezing cold weather. Those hams will keep two years. I don’t love those older hams. I like a ham not over a year old, because they get a little hard. Those hogs were 300, 400, 500 pounds. Papa would kill two big ones or three each year for our family.

"Dressing the hogs means scalding them, getting all the hair off. Some people use the lids of fruit jars to scrape them clean.

"You hang them up, wash them down good and clean, gut ‘em, cut off the heads and feet. Then you cut them into two shoulders, two hams, two sides, inside the body when they’re cutting them they have a tenderloin. The liver couldn’t be preserved, it had to be eaten [right away]. We rendered the lard. We used the trimmings from the hams and shoulders to make sausage.

"They saved the chitlins. That is the intestine and the stomach. You would take it in a field and strip it and clean them, run water through it until they were real clean, then put them in salt water soak for seven to nine days. But we changed [the water] every day. After the first day we split them, unless we were going to use the small intestine to stuff sausage in. You turn it wrong side out. Then we would cook them. Let me tell you, old folks used to love them. I still love them, but they don’t love me that good."

- interview by Tom Weber

- illustrations by Uli Gratzl

Park News

Sediment Stockpiling at Airport Overlook

You may have noticed sediment fences and other evidence of sediment placement on the airport property adjacent to the airport overlook trail in Umstead State Park.

The airport is stock piling approximately 360,000 yards of sediment on this location. The mound of sediment is expected to cover an area about 1,000 x 800 feet in breath and be 15 feet high. The airport anticipates leaving this soil here until needed at other airport construction sites (several years). They will be required to vegetate the mound to stabilize it and minimize runoff. By state law, no sediment is allowed to leave airport property.

The source of the dirt is from the construction site of a new airport parking deck. The airport plans to use some of the fill to back fill the parking deck site when complete. They rest they intend to use to extend the runway that is closest to the Park (on the I-40 end) for a required safety runoff zone, and to (eventually) lengthen the runway. However, because the runway extension location has wetlands and tributaries, the airport must first prepare an Environmental Assessment and receive environmental permits.

-Jean Spooner

A Birdwatcher's Guide to the Triangle

This great book by Wake Audubon Society is hot off the presses and on sale at Umstead State Park Visitor Center $11. Proceeds help the Wake Audubon Society. For books purchased at Umstead State Park, a portion of proceeds will be used to help William B. Umstead State Park. http://www.mybirdlist.com/WakeAudubon

Environmental Events

RiverRevival

Saturday, June 9

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Lake Benson, Garner

Free, for all ages

An outdoor environmental educational festival about rivers' —water quality, your effects on it, and its effects on YOU! Come out for live performances, hands-on activities, food, activities on the lake, and fun!

Directions from Raleigh: US70 S (past US70/401 split) and turn right onto Aversboro Road. Continue until reach Lake Benson.

For fun in the sun, join the Umstead Coalition and other environmental exhibitors at the first RiverRevival Saturday, June 9 from 10 to 4 at Lake Benson Park in Garner, North Carolina. This exciting new event focuses on water and water quality—your effect on it, and its effect on YOU! Romp down the RiverWalk and participate in the interactive exhibits. Be a champion at the high school run Water Quality Olympics. "Scale" the fish ladder climbing wall. "Croon like a Loon" at karaoke. Relax at the Neuse and Cape Fear Stages and listen to bluegrass, rock, old-time music, a school environmental chorus, and a storyteller - all who focus on water quality. Share your pledge to improve water quality with others on the larger than life Pledge Fish, constructed of recycled CDs and lunch menus. There will also be activities for "tadpoles" and "small fry" and much more! Volunteers welcome!! And remember, we all live downstream! Please visit website: http://web.co.wake.nc.us/keepamer/RiverRevival2001.htm Or for more information, contact Wake Soil and Water Conservation District at 250-1050.

June 30, July 1, July 4

10 am -7 pm each day at West Point on the Eno Durham City Park.

(Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday)

For information on the Festival for the Eno call 477-4549, or see the Eno River Association web site, www.enoriver.org

Parking: Durham County Stadium (Air conditioned bus ride to Park)

Raleigh Outdoor Equipment Expo

Lake Wheeler, Raleigh. Sponsored by Raleigh Parks & Recreation Department.

October 6-7 (Saturday, Sunday) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Focus on land and water-based, non-motorized outdoor recreation equipment, the safe and proper use of that equipment and awareness of environmental resources. Attendees can: purchase equipment from local vendors and manufactures, attend workshops (e.g., wilderness medical, canoe basics and more), learn about local non-profits (e.g. The Umstead Coalition), and listen to music. $5/person or $10/carload. Information: 831-6640, ext. 6857 http://www.raleigh-nc.org/parks&rec (click on FYI section)

Wilderness First Aid Courses

October 6-7, 2001: An eighteen-hour class in Wilderness First Aid will be conducted in Raleigh, NC. The course includes classroom study, hands-on practice, and results in a two-year certification. $140.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information phone (703) 836-8905 or visit http://wfa.net.

Wilderness First Aid is a program of the Wilderness Safety Council and meets ACA standards for 60 minutes or more from definitive medical treatment. For information, call (703) 836-8905 or email Christopher Tate chris@wfa.net.

2001 Statewide Conference N.C. Center for Nonprofits:

Building Capacity: Our Nonprofits and Our Sector

When: October 25-26, 2001

Where: Adam's Mark Hotel, Charlotte, NC

Information: (919) 790-1555, ext. 100

www.ncnonprofits.org Email: nccenter@aol.com

William B. Umstead State Park Visitor Center Programs

Please call the Park Visitor Center at 571-4170 for more information and reservations.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. MORE PROGRAMS WILL BE ADDED. PLEASE LOG ONTO PARK WEBSITE FOR CURRENT INFORMATION:

http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/wium.html

WOODS WANDER Sun. June 3rd 2 pm

Join a Ranger for a short hike on and off trail to discuss natural forest processes and wildlife habitat. Meet at the Observation Deck located off the Hwy 70/Glenwood Avenue entrance for this 1 ½ hour program.

PADDLING ON BIG LAKE Sat. June 16th 9 am

Meet a Ranger at the Boathouse for a two hour canoe trip on Big Lake. Life jackets, paddles and boats are provided. Reservations are required for this program. You can either stop by the Visitor Center or call 571-4170 for more information and reservations.

LUNCH HIKE WITH A RANGER Fri. June 22nd Noon

Join a Ranger for a short lunchtime hike to discuss nature, park history and the NC State Park system. Meet at the small Crabtree parking lot for this 1 hour program. 571-4170 inform./reservations.

REPTILE-O-PHILE Sat. June 23rd 10:30am

Join a Park Ranger for a talk about some of the reptiles you might find at William B. Umstead State Park and about reptiles in general. The brief talk will be followed by a 1 ½ mile hike to look for some reptiles found in the park. Meet at the Visitor Center for this 1 ½ hour program.

PREDATORS OF THE PARK Sun. June 24th 2 pm

Meet a Ranger at the Visitor Center for a discussion on predators found in William B. Umstead State Park. Mounted animals will be on hand for this 1 hour program. 571-4170 information and reservations.

WILDLIFE BY CANOE Sat. June 30th 8:30 am

Paddle on Big Lake with a Ranger and locate wildlife on and around the lake. Life jackets, paddles and boats are provided. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required for this 1 ½ hour program. 571-4170 for information and reservations.

LOST! Sat. June 30th 2 pm :

Join a Ranger for a hike and a discussion on what to do if you become lost in the woods. Dress for the weather and bring your questions and experiences. Meet Visitor Center for 1 hour hike and discussion.

LOST! Sun. July 1st 2 pm

INVESTIGATING INSECTS Sat. July 7th 10 am

Join a Park Ranger for a talk about the wonderful world of bug...then help him find a few native bugs of William B. Umstead State Park. Meet at Visitor Center for this talk and brief hike. The program will last approximately 1 hour. 571-4170 information and reservations.

WHAT-A-BORE! Sat. July 7th Noon

Learn about the pine beetle and why this little bug can cause so much damage. Meet a Ranger at the Crabtree Picnic area parking lot for this 1 hour hike and discussion. 571-4170 information/reservations.

ROT SQUAD Sun. July 8th 2 pm

Join a Ranger for a short hike down Oak Rock Trail to discuss how a forest will recycle itself. Meet at the Oak Rock trail head for this 1 hour program. Please call 571-4170 for information and reservations.

PADDLING ON BIG LAKE Sat. July 21st 9 am

Meet a Ranger at the Boathouse for a two hour canoe trip on Big Lake. Life jackets and paddles are provided. Reservations are required for this program. You can either stop by the Visitor Center or call 571-4170 for more information and reservations.

SNAKES ALIVE! Sun. July 29th 2 pm

Learn about snakes in North Carolina and see how important they are in our environment. Even if you dislike snakes, come and learn to appreciate them. Meet in the Visitor Center Auditorium for this one hour program. Please call 571-4170 for information and reservations.

WOODS WANDER Fri. August 3rd 2 pm

NATURE HIKE Sat. August 4th 11 am

Join a Ranger for a nature hike along Sal’s Branch Trail. Meet at the Crabtree Large Picnic area parking lot for this 1 hour program. Please call 571-4170 for more information and reservations.

LOST! Sun. August 5th 2 pm

Join a Ranger for a hike and a discussion on what to do if you become lost in the woods. Dress for the weather and bring your questions and experiences. Meet at the Visitor Center for this 1 hour hike and discussion. Please call 571-4170 for information and reservations.

MORE THAN JUST WOOD Sat. August 11th 10 am

Meet at the Reedy Creek Parking lot and join a Ranger for a 1 mile hike of Inspiration Trail. You will talk about some of the non-lumber uses of native trees. This program will last approximately 1 hour. Please call 571-4170 for more information and reservations.

PADDLING ON BIG LAKE Sat. August 25th 9 am

SNAKES ALIVE! Sun. August 26th 2 pm

Mission Statement of the North Carolina State Park System

The North Carolina state parks system exists for the enjoyment, education, health and inspiration of all our citizens and visitors. The mission of the state parks system is to conserve and protect representative examples of the natural beauty, ecological features and recreational resources of statewide significance; to provide outdoor recreational opportunities in a safe and healthy environment; and to provide environmental education opportunities that promote stewardship of the state’s natural heritage.

Umstead Coalition Activities

For information on where and when to meet, call the activity leader listed. Activities are free; ask activity leader about bringing dogs and children. Note: All Rod Broadbelt’s hikes start at 8:00 a.m. at the Reedy Creek Entrance parking lot off I-40 (Harrison Ave. exit.) For Rod's hikes bring lunch and water; call 363-6611 before 8:00 p.m. for details on his hikes.

June 9 (Saturday) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
RiverRevival. Lake Benson, Garner. A new Outdoor Festival for all ages. Come see the Umstead Coalition’s booth.

June 16 (Saturday) 10 a.m. - 12 noon	
Butterflies of Summer. Approximately 2 hour hike. Information: John Connors 755-0253 (h). (Meet at Visitor Center).

June 23 (Saturday) 8 a.m. start
12 miles in Umstead State Park. Meet 8 a.m. Reedy Creek Entrance parking lot off I-40 (Harrison Ave. exit.) . Bring lunch and water; call Rod Broadbelt at 363-6611 before 8:00 p.m. for details.

June 30, July 1, July 4 (Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday)	Eno Festival. Durham. Volunteers needed for Umstead Coalition's booth. Call Jean Spooner 828-5859 to volunteer.

July 21 (Saturday) 8 a.m. start
11-12 miles in Umstead State Park. Meet 8 a.m. Reedy Creek Entrance parking lot off I-40/Harrison Ave. exit.). Bring lunch and water; call Rod Broadbelt at 363-6611 before 8:00 p.m.

August 18 (Saturday) 8 a.m. start
10 miles hike in Umstead State Park. Meet 8 a.m. Reedy Creek Entrance parking lot off I-40 (Harrison Ave. exit.) . Bring lunch and water; call Rod Broadbelt at 363-6611 before 8:00 p.m.

August 25 (Saturday)
Lazy Daze (Cary). Come see the Umstead Coalition Booth.

September 15 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - 12 noon
BIG SWEEP. Richland Creek Stream Watch. Help us clean-up Richland Creek. Meet 9:00 a.m. at Richland Lake on Reedy Creek Road (off Blue Ridge). For information: Richard Tibbs 787-4387 or Jean Spooner, 828-5859 (h).

September 22 (Saturday) 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Umstead Coalition Annual Picnic. 11a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Picnic shelter at Reedy Creek entrance parking lot off I-40 (Harrison Ave. exti). Lemonaid, hotdogs, and a hot grill will be provided. Bring dish to share and personal grill items (optional). Special program ( a treat you don't want to miss): Garth Hamilton will tell us about the history of the area we now enjoy as our state Park & he will give a short hike to historic sites (maybe we can get Garth to tell us about those moonshine stills). For imformation, call Jean Spooner at 828-5859.

September 29 (Saturday) 8 a.m. start
13-14 miles hike in Umstead State Park. Meet 8 a.m. Reedy Creek Entrance parking lot off I-40 (Harrison Ave. exit.) . Bring lunch and water; call Rod Broadbelt at 363-6611 before 8:00 p.m.

September 29 (Saturday) 9 a.m. - noon. Work Day.
National Public Lands Day. Come join the Umstead Coalition and others for a clean-up and minor repair work day at the history CCC WPA Group camps at Umtsead State Park. Meet Visiotr Center, off US 70, Raleigh at 9:00 a.m. (for information on the National Public Lands Day: http://www.npld.com. ) Information for Umstead State Park work day: 571-4170.

October 27 (Saturday) 8 a.m. start
12-13 miles hike in Umstead State Park. Meet 8 a.m. Reedy Creek Entrance parking lot off I-40 (Harrison Ave. exit.) . Bring lunch and water; call Rod Broadbelt at 363-6611 before 8:00 p.m.

December 1 (Saturday) Richland Creek Stream Watch. Help us monitor the health of Richland Creek. Meet 9:00 a.m. at Richland Lake on Reedy Creek Road (off Blue Ridge). For information: Richard Tibbs 787-4387 or Jean Spooner, 828-5859 (h).

Umstead State Park T-shirts for Sale

Umstead Coalition t-shirts -- as displayed by Lynn Loots, are on sale at the Park Visitor Center, off US 70. The t-shirts for sale say: "William B. Umstead State Park" Original T shirt artwork by Uli Gratzl. Layout by Bill & Dana Bayley.

June 14, 6:30 PM	Town Council Public Hearing	Council Chambers
June 18, 7:30 PM	Planning and Zoning Board/Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board	Council Chambers
July 12, 6:30 PM	Town Council	Council Chambers

	June 30, July 1, July 4 10 am -7 pm each day at West Point on the Eno Durham City Park.
	(Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday) For information on the Festival for the Eno call 477-4549, or see the Eno River Association web site, www.enoriver.org Parking: Durham County Stadium (Air conditioned bus ride to Park)