We got about half a Withlacoochee River mile downstream from Langdale Park Boat Ramp. We cleared passage through six deadfalls or other obstructions.

Plus a Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, and we didn’t get pictures but saw a Great Blue Heron, some hawks, a few buzzards, and other birds we couldn’t identify.

We clear passage for kayaks, canoes, and jon boats, leaving plenty of habitat for wildlife.

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Thanks to Phil Hubbard for leading this expedition, and Andrew Reinlieb for helping.

Pictures: Langdale Park, Chainsaw Cleanup, Withlacoochee River, 2026-06-11

There will be Public Hearing about a proposed communications tower in Langdale Park, at 5:30 PM, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, after which the Lowndes County Commission will decide.

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The Valdosta @ US 41 read 4.12 feet (114.42 feet NAVD88), which is lower than our lowest boatable recommendation of 5.7 feet, 116′ NAVD. We picked a day with the lowest recent water level so we could get deadfalls that other wise would be underwater.

That was also about a foot lower than the last time we did this stretch, 2025-08-03.

We had with us the 24-inch Husqvarna chainsaw that a generous grant from Wild Green Future bought. However, we did not encounter anything big enough to need to use it.

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.

There are many more images below.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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Public Hearing sign, Hyta Mederer Road @ North Valdosta Road, 2026:07:11 08:43:13, 30.8874895, -83.3150696

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Langdale Park entrance sign, 2026:07:11 08:43:28, 30.8874895, -83.3150696

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Public Hearing sign on Hyta Mederer Drive, 2026:07:11 08:44:21, 30.8872157, -83.3165918

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Access road recently graded by Lowndes County Public Works, 2026:07:11 08:44:39, 30.8872157, -83.3165918

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Main kiosk, Langdale Park, 2026:07:11 08:46:10, 30.8857827, -83.3211439

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Langdale Park Boat Ramp, 2026:07:11 09:23:01, 30.8877174, -83.3236824

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Deadfall on the left, 2026:07:11 09:56:43, 30.8859488, -83.3245417

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Phil saws high, I saw low, 2026:07:11 10:12:55, 30.8857780, -83.3246547

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Pollen wakes, 2026:07:11 10:17:36, 30.8857076, -83.3245693

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Slanted stob, 2026:07:11 10:22:59, 30.8850000, -83.3247500

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Twisty Deadfall, 2026:07:11 10:26:38, 30.8837521, -83.3248758

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Some small stuff, 2026:07:11 10:35:00

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Andrew Reinlieb, 2026:07:11 10:58:28, 30.8825755, -83.3241438

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Small but all the way across, 2026:07:11 11:02:53, 30.8819490, -83.3248561

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Andrew goes for the high beer bottle, 2026:07:11 11:20:20, 30.8820004, -83.3251439

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Hairpin Turn Deadfall revisited, 2026:07:11 11:57:31, 30.8820111, -83.3256242

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Heading back, 2026:07:11 12:29:58, 30.8858637, -83.3246034

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Banners, 2026:07:11 12:45:59, 30.8873852, -83.3239245

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