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[Creek, trash, banners]
Creek, trash, banners

Upstream

[Beatriz and Tom Potter in Two Mile Branch, 09:18:51, 30.8621052, -83.2970390]
Beatriz and Tom Potter in Two Mile Branch, 09:18:51, 30.8621052, -83.2970390

[Katherine Ball explains it all, 09:18:55, 30.8621052, -83.2970390]
Katherine Ball explains it all, 09:18:55, 30.8621052, -83.2970390

[Stone Castle, 09:20:12, 30.8620247, -83.2971645]
Stone Castle, 09:20:12, 30.8620247, -83.2971645

[Let's get some trash, 09:20:15, 30.8620247, -83.2971645]
Let's get some trash, 09:20:15, 30.8620247, -83.2971645

Rezoning sign

[VA-2007-01, Corner of Roosevelt & Patterson, 09:28:57, 30.8620360, -83.2967540]
VA-2007-01, Corner of Roosevelt & Patterson, 09:28:57, 30.8620360, -83.2967540

[With Tom Potter's bucket of trash, 09:29:00, 30.8620360, -83.2967540]
With Tom Potter's bucket of trash, 09:29:00, 30.8620360, -83.2967540

Springs

[Nice little creek, partly spring-fed, 09:30:30, 30.8620530, -83.2967550]
Nice little creek, partly spring-fed, 09:30:30, 30.8620530, -83.2967550

[Spring run on right (north) bank, 09:40:46, 30.8623997, -83.2973431]
Spring run on right (north) bank, 09:40:46, 30.8623997, -83.2973431

[Spring run and Two Mile Branch, 09:40:49, 30.8623997, -83.2973431]
Spring run and Two Mile Branch, 09:40:49, 30.8623997, -83.2973431

Downstream debris

[Sonia Velez Hoy near bag of something with Michael's chain and rope, 09:43:15, 30.8620150, -83.2977600]
Sonia Velez Hoy near bag of something with Michael's chain and rope, 09:43:15, 30.8620150, -83.2977600

[Elizabeth Brunner and a logjam, 09:44:03, 30.8620529, -83.2978799]
Elizabeth Brunner and a logjam, 09:44:03, 30.8620529, -83.2978799

[Valdosta sewer pipe, 09:47:53, 30.8621700, -83.2982260]
Valdosta sewer pipe, 09:47:53, 30.8621700, -83.2982260

Trail on right bank

[Downed post with warning sign, 09:50:26, 30.8622621, -83.2982393]
Downed post with warning sign, 09:50:26, 30.8622621, -83.2982393

[Buried small tire, 09:51:06, 30.8622630, -83.2982530]
Buried small tire, 09:51:06, 30.8622630, -83.2982530

[Something else buried, 09:51:21, 30.8622630, -83.2982530]
Something else buried, 09:51:21, 30.8622630, -83.2982530

Buried trash bin

[Russell McBride and Emily Arnold digging, 09:51:28, 30.8622630, -83.2982530]
Russell McBride and Emily Arnold digging, 09:51:28, 30.8622630, -83.2982530

[Tom Potter with a trash can top, 09:51:33, 30.8622634, -83.2982531]
Tom Potter with a trash can top, 09:51:33, 30.8622634, -83.2982531

[Progress digging, 09:52:10, 30.8622478, -83.2982467]
Progress digging, 09:52:10, 30.8622478, -83.2982467

[More digging, 09:52:15, 30.8622478, -83.2982467]
More digging, 09:52:15, 30.8622478, -83.2982467

[Georgina Arnold in the creek, 09:53:13, 30.8623919, -83.2985465]
Georgina Arnold in the creek, 09:53:13, 30.8623919, -83.2985465

Tire from left bank

[Georgina Arnold retrieving a tire, 30.8623919, -83.2985465]
Georgina Arnold retrieving a tire, 30.8623919, -83.2985465

[Movie: Georgina's tire and bag of trash, 30.8623919, -83.2985465]
Movie: Georgina's tire and bag of trash, 30.8623919, -83.2985465

[Georgina's tire and Will McCoy from VSU, 10:10:47, 30.8622100, -83.2981929]
Georgina's tire and Will McCoy from VSU, 10:10:47, 30.8622100, -83.2981929

Back at the trash bin

[Eliza and Bobby McKenzie join the digging, 10:11:30, 30.8622000, -83.2981950]
Eliza and Bobby McKenzie join the digging, 10:11:30, 30.8622000, -83.2981950

[Movie: Michael observes from the pipe, 30.8622000, -83.2981950]
Movie: Michael observes from the pipe, 30.8622000, -83.2981950

[Movie: Michael, Georgina, and Nic Hathaway join the dig, 30.8622800, -83.2980380]
Movie: Michael, Georgina, and Nic Hathaway join the dig, 30.8622800, -83.2980380

[Movie: Let's lift it up, 30.8622800, -83.2980380]
Movie: Let's lift it up, 30.8622800, -83.2980380

[Movie: Emily on the pile of sand, 30.8622800, -83.2980380]
Movie: Emily on the pile of sand, 30.8622800, -83.2980380

The small tire dig

[Movie: Will videos Emily digging the small tire, 30.8622800, -83.2980380]
Movie: Will videos Emily digging the small tire, 30.8622800, -83.2980380

[Emily gets under the tire, 10:23:21, 30.8622800, -83.2980380]
Emily gets under the tire, 10:23:21, 30.8622800, -83.2980380

[Emily with last year's big cleanup shirt, 10:23:29, 30.8622800, -83.2980380]
Emily with last year's big cleanup shirt, 10:23:29, 30.8622800, -83.2980380

[The tire's coming up, but..., 10:23:48, 30.8622980, -83.2980910]
The tire's coming up, but..., 10:23:48, 30.8622980, -83.2980910

[It's attached to an entire toy, 10:24:48, 30.8623148, -83.2981100]
It's attached to an entire toy, 10:24:48, 30.8623148, -83.2981100

[Beatriz says she has to go, 10:24:58, 30.8623148, -83.2981100]
Beatriz says she has to go, 10:24:58, 30.8623148, -83.2981100

[Reburied for now, 10:28:53, 30.8623490, -83.2982590]
Reburied for now, 10:28:53, 30.8623490, -83.2982590

What is going on

[Katherine comes to see, 10:31:40, 30.8623558, -83.2983380]
Katherine comes to see, 10:31:40, 30.8623558, -83.2983380

[Katherine explains why she invited us to clean up, 30.8623558, -83.2983380]
Katherine explains why she invited us to clean up, 30.8623558, -83.2983380

Banners

[Let's all say Valdosta should clean up its trash mess, 10:48:03, 30.8618621, -83.2974880]
Let's all say Valdosta should clean up its trash mess, 10:48:03, 30.8618621, -83.2974880

[Banners: WWALS & Suwannee Riverkeeper; T-shirts: Rivers Alive]
Banners: WWALS & Suwannee Riverkeeper; T-shirts: Rivers Alive

[The trash bin, tires, bucket, trash bags; Photo: Tom Potter, 10:26:09]
The trash bin, tires, bucket, trash bags; Photo: Tom Potter, 10:26:09

Fin

[Scotti and Sara Jay arrive and stay to clean up more, 11:00:34, 30.8616957, -83.2969184]
Scotti and Sara Jay arrive and stay to clean up more, 11:00:34, 30.8616957, -83.2969184

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