Join us Sunday @ 1:00 for a Hike
Wow doesn't get much better than this in December - 57 and sunny tomorrow! Take a break from the Holiday chaos, OptOutside, and join us for a hike along the Umstead State Park border with the Odd Fellows property. We'll walk the border along rolling hills, by Foxcroft Lake, and towards Crabtree Creek. It's a great opportunity to ask questions, learn more, and get involved with the effort to StopRDUQuarry.
Details here:
https://www.meetup.com/umsteadcoalition/events/266879671/
Thanks Chad Meyer for the great photo!
RDU Plans Chain Link Fence
Last week we broke the news that RDU was in the latter stages of planning a chain link and barbed wire fence along the border of Umstead State Park, part of which would sever the very popular Reedy Creek Multi-Use Trail. Other parts of the fence will line both sides of the East Coast Greenway - looking more like a prison entrance than the welcoming we should give visitors to the park.
Here are the fence maps and details from our email last week:
https://mailchi.mp/60a4e52b9cbc/rdu-fence-project-park-visitors-to-be-greeted-by-chain-link-fencing
And a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQtXQEit4II
And a bonus video from Jeff Wald making some great points that unfortunately WRAL cut from their interview with him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx-LiKq0WaA
Thank you to all those that reached out to local leaders!
(Governor Cooper and the councils/commissions of Raleigh, Wake County, Durham City, Durham County, Cary, and Morrisville). They all have a stake in this and can influence the outcome. You're making a difference!
Kudos to Jim Ruehle for going the extra mile and tracking responses from local officials!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/RDUForest/permalink/838405049934529/
Two More Ways to Help: T-Shirts and GoFundMe
People are really diggin' our cool forest green T-shirts! For sale here and profits go to fund the StopRDUQuarry effort.
The GoFundMe campaign is also still going strong. Thanks for helping fund the effort to StopRDUQuarry!