Saturday Work Parties

Upcoming Projects

Events

We meet the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 -12:00 to do trail maintenance. We have tools, but bring shears or clippers if you have them. Our new, permanent location for work party gathering is at the RTF equipment shed on Earheart St. (See map below). If you want to go directly to the project or plan on being late, call the work party leader.  General questions? Call Jeff Wilbur, 979-7524.  Everyone is Welcome! We are happy to have groups participate in our work parties, but please contact us ahead of time so that we can plan accordingly.

Upcoming Work Parties

July 11th: Details will be posted after our Board meeting on July 7th.

Events

National Trails Day 2009
The Rivanna Trails Foundation

National Trails Day was once again a resounding success!

With the help of over 75 volunteers who turned out on Saturday, June 5 we managed to break new trail, re-establish old trails, and make steady progress on our goal of extending the River North Trail north from Pen Park through the new Belvedere neighborhood. We couldn’t have had more perfect weather and we couldn’t have done it without your help.

Big thanks to:
Our sponsor Blue Ridge Mountain Sports (BRMS) and other key supporters such as the Charlottesville Running Company, the Outdoor Adventure Social Club, the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County for their generous support on National Trails Day and throughout the year;

John Holden (Vice-President of RTF and Manager of BRMS in Charlottesville) and his crew from BRMS, and for dedicating their time on Saturday and beforehand to make sure the day was a success;

Alan Yost (Principal, Charlottesville Catholic School) for supporting the RTF by allowing us to use their fine facility;

Becky Weybright, Eve Somerville, and Craig Thomas for staffing the sign-in tables and managing logistics at the NTD base;

Our friends from the Charlottesville Area Mountain Biking Club (CAMBC) for lending their trail-building expertise;

Diana Foster (RTF Board Member) for route finding and task identification prior to NTD.

But most of all, we’d like to thank you.

RTF is an all-volunteer organization that relies on the commitment of its members like you to get things done. If you missed National Trails Day, or came and couldn’t get enough trail building, don’t forget our second Saturday workdays. The next workday will be on Saturday, July 11th.

You can also find us on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/rtfonfacebook, where you can make a donation, invite your friends to join, give us feedback, and receive information about upcoming trail-related events. Please keep an eye out for an announcement about our Annual Meeting, to be held this fall.

As always, we welcome your feedback on how we can reach more trail-minded people and meet the need for non-motorized trails not only on National Trails Day, but also throughout the year. Thanks for your continued support!

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