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RESERVATIONS
***Please print and keep this page.
1. Using the email adresss on my contact page, please provide the following information:
a. your full name
b. home and work (or cell) telephone numbers
c. desired date for Tree Camp
d. number of places requested
2. Confirmation. Riverdave will return your email to confirm your reservation. You will be provided with a ground mailing address and asked to place a check in the mail within 24 hours for the full amount to cover yourself or your group.
3. Our Cancellation Policy. Once you have sent in your reservation check, I watch the weather carefully as weather conditions can vary greatly in different parts of the Triangle. If I decide that a scheduled day of Tree Camp needs to be canceled due to a forecast of a wash-out day of rain (our only reason for canceling), I will telephone you beforehand and notify you of the cancellation. In such a case, you will have the choice of rescheduling or having your check torn up. But Riverdave, only, is the one who makes the decision about the weather. If you do not hear from me on your scheduled day of Tree Camp, that means I have determined that the weather is such that it will allow for Tree Camp and I expect you to be at our meeting point on time. In such a case, those who don't show up will not be eligible for a refund or to have their checks torn up.
Please note that on the morning of tree camp I will be waiting for you at the designated park, but without any telephone to contact me. So please plan for a 9:55 AM arrival, as our group will be departing promptly at 10 AM for the woods! I will not be able to receive any last minute phone calls from, or wait for, those straggling in late.
Also note that Riverdave does not cancel a Tree Camp because of unusually hot or cold weather, triple digit heat index days or air quality action days.
WHAT TO BRING FOR A DAY OF TREE CAMP
*warm days: comfortable, loose fitting clothing.
*cool days: as above, but also sweatshirt, light or heavy jacket as needed
*footwear - sneakers, strong walking shoes or hiking boots
*head covering - ball cap or light hat is recommended, but the majority of the time will be spent in the shade of trees
*a day pack with water bottle, lunch & small collapsible umbrella
*a print out of our tree checklist and any note taking materials; also, if you don't already own a field guide to local trees, we are happy to offer the new popular Trees of the Carolinas by Stan Tekiela, for $13.95 plus NC sales tax. See http://www.adventurepublications.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jqkonqj0
*insect repellant is recommended during the warm seaons.
*cameras: they are permissible, but we do not encourage a lot of picture taking as we want you to be fully focused with your own senses on what you are experiencing
*what not to bring: cell phones and any similar personal electronic devices - we are going to come together to experience and celebrate the real world, not a virtual one! also, please, no alcoholic beverages of any kind
DIRECTIONS TO OUR MEETING PLACE AT OCCONEECHEE MOUNTAIN STATE NATURAL AREA - for December, January and February sessions only!
Please be careful about using Map Quest or a GPS, as they have lead many far astray! Instead, please print out the following directions and bring with you:
To reach Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area:
1. from Interstate 85, eight miles west of Durham, take the Hillsborough exit #164
2. proceed north on Churton Street 1/4 mile
3. turn left at the stoplight onto Mayo Street and proceed another 1/4 mile
4. at the next stop sign, turn left onto Orange Grove Road and proceed another 1/4 mile.
5. at Occoneechee Mountain sign, turn right onto Virginia Cates Road, and follow the signs to the parking area where we will meet for Tree Camp.
Photo by Riverdave: Tree Campers studying trees along Ellerbe Creek Greenway
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