Pictures: Withlacoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup after Hurricane Helene, Troupville Boat Ramp 2024-11-23

Update 2024-11-27: Retrieving PFAS samplers, Withlacoochee River 2024-11-23.

We got some big deadfalls and marked one to go back, on the Withlacoochee River after Hurricane Helene Chainsaw Cleanup from Troupville Boat Ramp 2024-11-23.

[Got some big ones. Plenty more to do. Withlacoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup from Troupville 2024-11-23]
Got some big ones. Plenty more to do. Withlacoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup from Troupville 2024-11-23

We didn’t go very far, but that third of a mile is much better now. We got the big log at CiHiG (Cut it Here, I Guess) Deadfall. but there’s another below it that was just sticking out, level with the water, at 120.6 feet NAVD88 Saturday on the US 41 (Valdosta) Withlacoochee River Gauge. We’ll have to go back at lower water to get the lower log.

[That escalated quickly, 12:58:03, 30.8451145, -83.3458536]
That escalated quickly, 12:58:03, 30.8451145, -83.3458536

There was very little trash. Some we collected floating down the Withlacoochee below the Little River Confluence, but more on that part of the expedition in a different post.

[Trash collected: two styrofoam cups, five plastic bottles, some wrappers, and a big bucket of some sort, 15:28:36, 30.8513018, -83.3472176]
Trash collected: two styrofoam cups, five plastic bottles, some wrappers, and a big bucket of some sort, 15:28:36, 30.8513018, -83.3472176

Thanks to Phil Royce for leading and sawing, and to Gee Edwards for roping and sawing.

[Did the timer work? Banners at Troupville Boat Ramp --Phil Royce, 15:02:14, 30.8513794, -83.3475]
Did the timer work? Banners at Troupville Boat Ramp –Phil Royce, 15:02:14, 30.8513794, -83.3475000

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®

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!
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HDS

[Heading downstream, 09:58:46, 30.8476663, -83.3480416]
Heading downstream, 09:58:46, 30.8476663, -83.3480416

LRC

[Little River Confluence, 09:59:08, 30.8475469, -83.3478273]
Little River Confluence, 09:59:08, 30.8475469, -83.3478273

PR

[Phil Royce with his 3.3 hp outboard, 09:59:59, 30.8467745, -83.3476713]
Phil Royce with his 3.3 hp outboard, 09:59:59, 30.8467745, -83.3476713

PRBL

[Phil Royce on a big log, 10:09:22, 30.8457361, -83.3470742]
Phil Royce on a big log, 10:09:22, 30.8457361, -83.3470742

SOSL

[Preparing to saw off the small log --Phil Royce, 10:16:00, 30.8447282, -83.34745]
Preparing to saw off the small log –Phil Royce, 10:16:00, 30.8447282, -83.3474500

GE

[Gee Edwards in the lead upstream, 10:29:30, 30.8448672, -83.3476597]
Gee Edwards in the lead upstream, 10:29:30, 30.8448672, -83.3476597

MTS

[jsq and Gee maneuvering to saw --Phil Royce, 10:31:51, 30.8447282, -83.34745]
jsq and Gee maneuvering to saw –Phil Royce, 10:31:51, 30.8447282, -83.3474500

BR

[Gee maneuvering with bow rope --Phil Royce, 10:39:37, 30.8447282, -83.34745]
Gee maneuvering with bow rope –Phil Royce, 10:39:37, 30.8447282, -83.3474500

MA

[jsq using motor assist for Gee's bow rope maneuver --Phil Royce, 10:39:48, 30.8447282, -83.34745]
jsq using motor assist for Gee’s bow rope maneuver –Phil Royce, 10:39:48, 30.8447282, -83.3474500

SasL

[jsq sawing a small limb --Phil Royce, 10:45:17, 30.8447282, -83.34745]
jsq sawing a small limb –Phil Royce, 10:45:17, 30.8447282, -83.3474500

StML

[jsq shortening the main log --Phil Royce, 10:58:21, 30.8447282, -83.34745]
jsq shortening the main log –Phil Royce, 10:58:21, 30.8447282, -83.3474500

PoS

[Phil on shore, sawed off limbs in the river, 11:11:17]
Phil on shore, sawed off limbs in the river, 11:11:17

GT

[Good thing those fell that way, 11:19:45, 30.8555242, -83.3346845]
Good thing those fell that way, 11:19:45, 30.8555242, -83.3346845

PMU

[Phil motoring up, 11:19:48, 30.8446786, -83.3466425]
Phil motoring up, 11:19:48, 30.8446786, -83.3466425

PWB

[Phil working some branches, 11:42:06, 30.8555242, -83.3346845]
Phil working some branches, 11:42:06, 30.8555242, -83.3346845

CiHiG

[Cut it here, I guess, 11:42:15, 30.8451194, -83.3457905]
Cut it here, I guess, 11:42:15, 30.8451194, -83.3457905

HV

[Gee holding, jsq sawing with Husqvarna 24-inch --Phil Royce, 12:00:57, 30.8451703, -83.3456851]
Gee holding, jsq sawing with Husqvarna 24-inch –Phil Royce, 12:00:57, 30.8451703, -83.3456851

PT

[Phil's turn, 12:32:11, 30.8452670, -83.3455697]
Phil’s turn, 12:32:11, 30.8452670, -83.3455697

PRSC

[Movie: Phil making second cut, 12:39:02, 30.8450445, -83.3458781 (111M)]
Movie: Phil making second cut, 12:39:02, (111M) 30.8450445, -83.3458781

TeQ

[That escalated quickly, 12:58:03, 30.8451145, -83.3458536]
That escalated quickly, 12:58:03, 30.8451145, -83.3458536

PB

[Phil bailing, 12:59:40, 30.8451912, -83.3458258]
Phil bailing, 12:59:40, 30.8451912, -83.3458258

TBR

[Both boats at Troupville Boat Ramp --Phil Royce, 14:58:35, 30.8513794, -83.3475]
Both boats at Troupville Boat Ramp –Phil Royce, 14:58:35, 30.8513794, -83.3475000

BB

[Did the timer work? Banners at Troupville Boat Ramp --Phil Royce, 15:02:14, 30.8513794, -83.3475]
Did the timer work? Banners at Troupville Boat Ramp –Phil Royce, 15:02:14, 30.8513794, -83.3475000

CYG

[Clean Your Gear!, 15:21:43, 30.8513794, -83.3472970]
Clean Your Gear!, 15:21:43, 30.8513794, -83.3472970

TC

[Trash collected: two styrofoam cups, five plastic bottles, some wrappers, and a big bucket of some sort, 15:28:36, 30.8513018, -83.3472176]
Trash collected: two styrofoam cups, five plastic bottles, some wrappers, and a big bucket of some sort, 15:28:36, 30.8513018, -83.3472176

 -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/