TART Trails, Inc. is hosting work bees on the Vasa Pathway and the Leelanau Trail next Saturday, October 15, 2005 from 9:00 am – noon.

Volunteers on the Vasa Pathway will be spreading wood chips, trimming trees, and preparing the trail for winter usage. Please bring work gloves, pitch forks, shovels, loppers, bow saws and dress appropriately for the weather.

Volunteers on the Leelanau Trail will be trimming trees, cutting back overgrowth, marking root damage and ensuring there are clear vision areas at intersections. Please bring work gloves, loppers, bow saws, trash bags and dress appropriately for the weather.

TART will provide refreshments for those who volunteer.

Who: TART Trails, Inc.
What: Work Bee
Where: 1.) Vasa Pathway Trailhead-- off Bartlett Road in Acme Twp
2.) Leelanau Trail-- Cherrybend Road Trailhead in Elmwood Twp.
When: Saturday, October 15, 2005
Time: 9:00 am – noon

Please contact the TART Trails office at 941-4300 if you have any questions.

###

TART Trails, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization formed in 1998 and located in Traverse City, Michigan. TART works to enrich the Traverse area by providing an interconnected network of trails, bikeways and pedestrian ways; and encouraging their use. The TART Trails are a network of four trail systems located in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties and include the Boardman Lake Trail, Leelanau Trail, TART Trail, and Vasa Pathway. These trails combine to form over 50 miles of recreation and transportation pathways spanning from Suttons Bay to Acme Township. It is estimated that the trails serve over 200,000 users annually while preserving valuable community greenspace. TART is working to integrate these trails into the community by advocating for interconnected bike lanes, bike routes and sidewalks, and is also working to extend these trails to connect with a developing regional trails system.

posted 10/5/2005