Tchefuntce River

I grew up out there, sad to here its gone to shite

used to camp out there while growing up, it's a shame to see it in the condition it is now.

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water is too shallow to get anywhere near the beach

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the backside of the island has some fairly deep water

Nothing physical has started on the restoration as far as I can tell. (I'm sure there's a pile of planning and permitting that has to happen before any restoration takes place. I'm not trying to make sound like NOTHING is happening.)

To the poster concerned about the water depth: the inlet between the east bank of the river and where the peninsula used to be is about 6' or 8' deep in the middle. The main channel between the west bank/boat launch side and the old peninsula is about 20' deep. (Or maybe my depth finder needs to be replaced!). The is, or was, substantial shoaling on the west side of the peninsula about 80' or 100' into the river.

I think that the old beach/shoal/sandbar is what I was talking about. I am not from that area, so I was not aware that you could approach from the North and navigate between the shoal and the current beach. I tend to be over cautious and when the water starts shoaling, I stop my forward progress. How wide do you suppose the channel is between the old beach and the new beach?

If you approach from the north its a pocket not a channel that is 6-8 feet deep.

Seems like the Corps is the one holding it up. We have had to mess with them logging in wetter areas, and they are a huge PITA. My boss says permits and all take a minimum of 2 years so he wasnt screwing with tidal waterways anymore. BTW these were dried up inland waterways. You have to apply, they review the application, turn it over to the engineers, you get put in a line with all other candidates, they review it, and it has to be signed off on.

To get the engineers to look at it takes at least 1.5yrs. For governmental requests I'd expect the red tape to be 10ft thick

On another note:
"Over here we want to have a boardwalk with interpretive areas. And over there will be another observation area.”

What the hell do they need a boardwalk for, and wtf is an interpretive area? Observation area?



But it’s also the first part of the foundation’s effort to create a shoreline park and nature area on about 150 acres of pristine marshland bounded by the river to the west and the lake to the south

Then, “We want to have the smallest footprint possible,” said Charlie Thomason

150ac is considered a small footprint nowadays? I mean damn, these jerk offs dont think it would be easier to just fix the 1/2ac spot from before and add a break-wall in front of it? Seems like some hippie mumbo jumbo is what is stopping them from proceeding



“There’s so much we can do here. This place is so beautiful,’’ Thomason said. “Look, these are wildlife trails. And there are live oaks out here. Live oaks! Getting to it means removing the invasive tallow trees and some yaupon bushes, as well as patches of St. Augustine and centipede grasses and a “lot of briar,” Thomason said. A “flash burn” will knock down much of the vegetation, he said, and rakes and hoes will be used to take out the brush by hand.“We’ll add some roseau cane and incorporate species that are native to the wetlands and will have value for wildlife like deer, humming birds, turtles,” Thomason said.

Sounds like he really knows what he is talking about here Welcome to tallow tree city



On another note, he said that funding was what was holding them back. $20,000 worth is pretty easy to come up with. I mean damn, they could do an Abita Beer fundraiser and make some from selling beers. Mr. Blossman, where are you on that? I am all for fixing up the beach, it just doesnt have to be such a drawn-out process. All of this other BS is what is slowing them down. Dredge sand from main channel, dump it out on former beach, get some rocks and put them in front of the beach. I dont want little field trip kids coming out there when I am trying to funnel beers and pee in the water.

why is this thread anchored?