Join us as we try again to get the deadfalls revealed by lower water levels.

You do not have to saw. You can pick up trash, take pictures, or just paddle.

You can also walk along the right (west) bank of the Withlacoochee River much of the way.

If the water level is too low for boating, we will all be walking.

If it’s high enough, we’ll be using the 25 hp Yamaya outboard bought with a generous grant from Wild Green Future.

When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 3:30 PM, Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Put In: Troupville Boat Ramp

GPS: 30.851842, -83.346536

Chainsaw again upstream from Troupville 2025-07-22, towards Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee River

We expect by then any residual contamination from the recent Sugar Creek sewage spill will have washed away by then.

Take Out: Troupville Boat Ramp

Boats: We will be using the WWALS jon boat with the 9.9hp outboard and the 24-inch Husqvarna Rancher chainsaw paid for by a grant from Wild Green Future, plus other saws, electric and gas.
If you have a jon boat with outboard and can bring it, please do.
Kayaks and canoes are welcome to paddle along.
You can also walk along the Withlacoochee River right bank in the park.

Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles by packing out all trash, avoiding damage to vegetation, and respecting wildlife.
If you have a chainsaw and know how to use it, bring it along.
Or a sawzall or handsaw, which is especially good for small underwater limbs.
But you do not have to saw: you can pick up trash, or photograph, or just paddle along.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles by packing out all trash, avoiding damage to vegetation, and respecting wildlife.

Safety: Be on time. If you miss the safety briefing, you cannot paddle with us.
Each person in a boat, no matter how young or old, must wear a PFD.

Free: This outing is free to everyone, because it is a cleanup!

We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/743091191596843/
https://www.meetup.com/withlacoochee-alapaha-suwannee-rivers-wwals-outings/events/309926174/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

Duration: 6.5 hours

Paddle: 6.5 miles roundtrip, 5.5 hours.

Shuttle: None, None.

Gauge: Valdosta at US 41 (North Valdosta Road), USGS 02317755.
Highest safe 12.7 feet, 123′ NAVD. Lowest boatable 5.7 feet, 116′ NAVD.

Host: Phil Hubbard

Contact: John S. Quarterman

Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: Reschedule.

Last time: here’s what happened.

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®

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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