Update 2023-03-14: Again rescheduled: Suwannee River Chainsaw Cleanup 2023-06-10.
Update 2023-02-15: Rescheduled: Suwannee River Chainsaw Cleanup 2023-03-19.
Update 2023-01-27: Rescheduled: Suwannee River Chainsaw Cleanup 2023-02-19.
You do not have to use a saw to join us as we clear three or four more deadfalls on the last five Suwannee River miles down to Fargo.
Chainsaw in canoe –Shirley Kokidko 2022-12-29
Thanks to Adam Schock of the Conservation Fund for permission to use Three Steps Landing. That will make this one a lot easier than last time.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 4 PM, Saturday, January 28, 2023
Put In: Three Steps Landing. Meet at Fargo Ramp and we’ll sort out the shuttle.
Take Out: Fargo Ramp, Half a mile southeast of Fargo on US 441, the boat ramp is on the northeast side of US 441 and on the west (right bank) of the Suwannee River, in Clinch County, Georgia.
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit.
And a chainsaw, sawzall, or handsaw if you have one and know how to use it.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Free: This outing is free because it is a cleanup.
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Map: Three more deadfalls below Steps Landing
in the
WWALS Suwannee River Water Trail map
Paddle: 5 miles, 4 hours.
Shuttle: 6.2 miles, 45 minutes.
Host: Phil Hubbard
Contact: Phil Hubbard
Gauge: Suwannee River at US 441, Fargo, GA, USGS 02314500.
We’d like it to be back down around 94.4′ NAVD88 (2.6′ old style).
Backup: in case of high or low water or bad weather is: Cancel.
Map: Three Steps Landing to Fargo
in the
WWALS Suwannee River Water Trail Map
More: For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page, https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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