Join us to get the deadfalls revealed by lower water levels. Yes, we’re still cleaning up after Hurricane Helene.
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.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 3:30 PM, Saturday, July 12, 2025
Put In: Troupville Boat Ramp, 19664 Valdosta Hwy, Valdosta, GA 31602. I-75 exit 18, west on GA 133 (St. Augustine Road) away from the Valdosta Mall, at the traffic light for Val Tech Road, turn left down to the boat ramp, in Lowndes County.
GPS: 30.851842, -83.346536
[Chainsaw upstream from Troupville, Withlacoochee River 2025-07-12, Get deadfalls revealed by lower water levels]
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.
[Husqvarna 24-inch temporarily stuck --jsq for WWALS, 2025-04-13, 13:31:40, 30.8666324, -83.3206750]
Thanks to Wild Green Future for the generous grant that paid for the Husqvarna 24-inch chainsaw, the 9.9hp Mercury outboard, the 25hp Yamaha outboard, the 86lb thrust trolling motor, two LiFePO4 batteries, and related materials.
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
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Duration: 6.5 hours
Paddle: 6.5 miles roundtrip, 5.5 hours.
Shuttle: 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.
[Valdosta Gauge]
Host: Phil Hubbard
Contact: John S. Quarterman
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Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: Cancel
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
https://wwals.net/?p=67870
You may also like the following events from WWALS Watershed Coalition is Suwannee Riverkeeper:
- Next Saturday, 5th July, 01:00 pm, Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge Paddle, Suwannee River
- This August, 9th August, 06:00 pm, Meet and Greet at Banks Lake in Lakeland
- This September, 6th September, 03:00 am, WWALS River Revue with Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest in Valdosta
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