Pictures: Suwannee River Chainsaw Cleanup, Three Steps Landing to Fargo, GA 2023-06-10

The second Suwannee River Chainsaw Cleanup went well. Got a little hot in the middle, and rained towards the end.

[Chainsawing deadfalls, Suwannee River 2023-06-10]
Chainsawing deadfalls, Suwannee River 2023-06-10

But the rain came only after we cleared four deadfalls above Fargo Ramp and Reeves Landing:

The Above Fargo gauge was 4.67′ (95.67′ NAVD88) at 10:30 AM, which was about 3 inches lower than last time (2023-12-26). The Fargo gauge read 2.32′ (92.92′ NAVD88) at 10:30 AM, for about 2 inches lower than last time. Either way, that was a perfect water level for this expedition.

This was a mostly-Florida expedition to the Suwannee River in Georgia, with:

  • Expedition leader Phil Hubbard, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Thomas “TJ” Johnson, Live Oak, Florida
  • Shirley Kokidko, Pearson, Georgia
  • Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia
  • Phil Royce, Live Oak, Florida
  • Sonia Velez-Hoy, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Thanks again to Adam Shock of the Conservation Fund for Suwannee River access at Three Steps Landing, less than 500 feet upstream from our first goal.

Thanks to landowner Marsha Hendrix for letting me take out early on her property. That bass fisher boat is very stable as a chainsaw platform, but also very slow paddling. The last four miles to Fargo would have taken so long I would have held everybody up without that early take-out.

I think Phil Hubbard also cleared the Narrow Deadfalls after I took out.

Here’s a Youtube playlist of WWALS videos by Shirley Kokidko and John S. Quarterman:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QwRoZQgPrto2kHgrlzKw6Cq

There are many pictures below.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

Maps

[Map: Three Steps Landing, Deadfalls, Reeves Landing, in SRWT]
Map: Three Steps Landing, Deadfalls, Reeves Landing in the WWALS map of the Suwannee River Water Trail.

FR

[Suwannee River, downstream from Fargo Ramp, 10:18:04, 30.6825526, -82.5599665]
Suwannee River, downstream from Fargo Ramp, 10:18:04, 30.6825526, -82.5599665

TSL

[Three Steps Landing, on Conservation Fund land, 10:38:59, 30.7157100, -82.5097940]
Three Steps Landing, on Conservation Fund land, 10:38:59, 30.7157100, -82.5097940

BTSL

[John S. Quarterman, Phil Hubbard, Tom TJ Johnson, Phil Royce, Sonia Velez-Hoy, Shirley Kokidko, 11:08:52, 30.7159722, -82.5099542]
John S. Quarterman, Phil Hubbard, Tom TJ Johnson, Phil Royce, Sonia Velez-Hoy, Shirley Kokidko, 11:08:52, 30.7159722, -82.5099542

LL

[Low Log, Goal 1, 11:14:59, 30.7161210, -82.5106050]
Low Log, Goal 1, 11:14:59, 30.7161210, -82.5106050

LLSK

[Movie: TJ, Phil H. sawing Low Log, Phil R., jsq --Shirley Kokidko 11:16:58 (78M)]
Movie: TJ, Phil H. sawing Low Log, Phil R., jsq –Shirley Kokidko 11:16:58 (78M)

LLjsq

[Movie: Cutting the Low Log, our first goal (39M) 30.7160395, -82.5112911]
Movie: Cutting the Low Log, our first goal (39M) 30.7160395, -82.5112911

LLSKPR

[Phil Royce, TJ, jsq, Low Log --Shirley Kokidko 11:16:58]
Phil Royce, TJ, jsq, Low Log –Shirley Kokidko 11:16:58

LLCS

[Tom TJ Johnson with the retreived chainsaw, assisted by Shirley Kokidko, 11:23:24, 30.7157187, -82.5111708]
Tom TJ Johnson with the retreived chainsaw, assisted by Shirley Kokidko, 11:23:24, 30.7157187, -82.5111708

LLGP

[Shirley Kokidko gleeful about retrieving the GOPRO360, 11:24:40, 30.7158537, -82.5113673]
Shirley Kokidko gleeful about retrieving the GOPRO360, 11:24:40, 30.7158537, -82.5113673

MF

[Mystery flowers on the bank, 11:37:10, 30.7156879, -82.5117431]
Mystery flowers on the bank, 11:37:10, 30.7156879, -82.5117431

SH

[Shirley's hat, 11:37:23, 30.7156879, -82.5117431]
Shirley’s hat, 11:37:23, 30.7156879, -82.5117431

DFUSK

[jsq, Phil H., Phil R., Duck and Float Under, Goal 2 --Shirley Kokidko 11:48:48]
jsq, Phil H., Phil R., Duck and Float Under, Goal 2 –Shirley Kokidko 11:48:48

DFU

[TJ climbing Duck and Float Under, 11:53:21, 30.7159492, -82.5129192]
TJ climbing Duck and Float Under, 11:53:21, 30.7159492, -82.5129192

DFUSKPH

[Phil Royce roping at Duck and Float Under --Shirley Kokidko 12:11:28]
Phil Royce roping at Duck and Float Under –Shirley Kokidko 12:11:28

DFULSK

[jsq, Phil Hubbard, TJ, Duck and Float Under --Shirley Kokidko 11:55:33]
jsq, Phil Hubbard, TJ, Duck and Float Under –Shirley Kokidko 11:55:33

DULSKall

[Movie: TJ saws Duck and Float Under, jsq & Phil R. steady the boat --Shirley Kokidko 12:11:28 (48M)]
Movie: TJ saws Duck and Float Under, jsq & Phil R. steady the boat –Shirley Kokidko 12:11:28 (48M)

DFULKTJ

[TJ sawing Duck and Float Under, jsq, Phil Royce --Shirley Kokidko]
TJ sawing Duck and Float Under, jsq, Phil Royce –Shirley Kokidko

DULSKPR

[Movie: Phil Royce trapezing at Drag Under Left, Goal 3 --Shirley Kokidko (45M)]
Movie: Phil Royce trapezing at Drag Under Left, Goal 3 –Shirley Kokidko (45M)

DULTW

[Movie: Tree water spewing from Phil Hubbard's saw at Drag Under Left, 30.7157543, -82.5159944 (136M)]
Movie: Tree water spewing from Phil Hubbard’s saw at Drag Under Left, (136M) 30.7157543, -82.5159944

PHTCDUL

[Movie: Phil Hubbard finishes top cut of Drag Under Left,, 30.7157543, -82.5159944 (59M)]
Movie: Phil Hubbard finishes top cut of Drag Under Left,, (59M) 30.7157543, -82.5159944

PHBCDUL

[Movie: Phil Hubbard bottom cut, TJ wedge, Drag Under Left, 30.7157543, -82.5159944 (36M)]
Movie: Phil Hubbard bottom cut, TJ wedge, Drag Under Left, (36M) 30.7157543, -82.5159944

PLJ

[Sonia, TJ, and Shirley at Portage Logjam: Goal 4, 14:25:01, 30.7156884, -82.5186127]
Sonia, TJ, and Shirley at Portage Logjam: Goal 4, 14:25:01, 30.7156884, -82.5186127

OL

[Ogeechee Limes, Shirley Kokidko, Portage Logjam, 14:25:10, 30.7156884, -82.5186127]
Ogeechee Limes, Shirley Kokidko, Portage Logjam, 14:25:10, 30.7156884, -82.5186127

PLJCut

[Phil H., TJ, Phil R., Sonia, Shirley, Portage Logjam, 14:27:20, 30.7156360, -82.5186400]
Phil H., TJ, Phil R., Sonia, Shirley, Portage Logjam, 14:27:20, 30.7156360, -82.5186400

PLJSK

[jsq, Phil Hubbard sawing Portage Logjam, TJ --Shirley Kokidko]
jsq, Phil Hubbard sawing Portage Logjam, TJ –Shirley Kokidko

TatumCreek

[Shirley Kokidko reaches Tatum Creek, 14:47:48, 30.7141608, -82.5226575]
Shirley Kokidko reaches Tatum Creek, 14:47:48, 30.7141608, -82.5226575

TC

[Tatum Creek, 14:48:30, 30.7141608, -82.5226575]
Tatum Creek, 14:48:30, 30.7141608, -82.5226575

ARL

[Approaching Reeves Landing, 15:12:28, 30.7085406, -82.5292903]
Approaching Reeves Landing, 15:12:28, 30.7085406, -82.5292903

RL

[Reeves Landing, 15:12:59, 30.7085406, -82.5292903]
Reeves Landing, 15:12:59, 30.7085406, -82.5292903

DA

[Dead alligator, 15:19:48, 30.7078140, -82.5314749]
Dead alligator, 15:19:48, 30.7078140, -82.5314749

PSL

[Private Sexton Landing, 15:20:54, 30.7077129, -82.5320480]
Private Sexton Landing, 15:20:54, 30.7077129, -82.5320480

WTSL

[Wet Three Steps Landing to retrieve trucks, 17:05:42, 30.7157057, -82.5098688]
Wet Three Steps Landing to retrieve trucks, 17:05:42, 30.7157057, -82.5098688

RFL

[Boats loading at Fargo Landing, 17:43:14, 30.6821160, -82.5603690]
Boats loading at Fargo Landing, 17:43:14, 30.6821160, -82.5603690

RCS

[Tree rings on chainsaw after six months in the Suwannee River, 17:54:06, 30.6819970, -82.5600580]
Tree rings on chainsaw after six months in the Suwannee River, 17:54:06, 30.6819970, -82.5600580

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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