diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index b0028b1..c76a6d6 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ tower-layer = "0.3.2"
 tracing = "0.1"
 typetag = "0.2.14"
 ucnlnav = { git = "https://github.com/ucnl/UCNLNav.git", version = "0.1.0" }
-tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["registry"] }
 console-subscriber = "0.1.5"
 opentelemetry = "0.17.0"
 tracing-opentelemetry = "0.17.2"
diff --git a/server/src/blocks.rs b/server/src/blocks.rs
index 253ae13..b41e3b8 100644
--- a/server/src/blocks.rs
+++ b/server/src/blocks.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{turtle::TurtleCommand, paths::{self, TRANSPARENT}};
 
 pub type WorldReadLock = OwnedRwLockReadGuard<RTree<Block>>;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct World {
     state: Arc<RwLock<RTree<Block>>>, // interior mutability to get around the 
                                       // questionable architecture of this project
diff --git a/server/src/fell.rs b/server/src/fell.rs
index b263732..4ec8aa7 100644
--- a/server/src/fell.rs
+++ b/server/src/fell.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use typetag::serde;
 
 use crate::{blocks::{Vec3, Position, Direction}, turtle::{TurtleCommander, TurtleCommand, TurtleCommandResponse, InventorySlot}, tasks::{Task, TaskState}, depot::Depots, mine::fill, paths::TRANSPARENT};
 
-#[tracing::instrument]
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(turtle))]
 pub async fn fell_tree(turtle: TurtleCommander, bottom: Vec3) -> Option<()> {
     let mut log = bottom;
     loop {
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 5f42c91..cb6a9da 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use blocks::{World, Position, };
 use depot::Depots;
 use opentelemetry::global;
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
-use tracing::{info, span};
+use tracing::{info, span, Level};
 use rstar::RTree;
 
 use names::Name;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use tasks::Scheduler;
 use tokio::{sync::{
     RwLock, mpsc, OnceCell, Mutex, watch
 }, fs, time::Instant, runtime::Runtime};
-use tracing_subscriber::{fmt::format::FmtSpan, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt::format::FmtSpan, layer::{SubscriberExt, Filter}, util::SubscriberInitExt, filter, Layer};
 use turtle::{Turtle, TurtleCommander};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use indoc::formatdoc;
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let opentelemetry = tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
 
+    let filter = filter::Targets::new()
+        .with_default(Level::INFO)
+        .with_target("server::tasks", Level::TRACE)
+        .with_target("server::turtle", Level::ERROR)
+        .with_target("server::turtle_api", Level::INFO)
+        .with_target("server::fell", Level::INFO);
+
     let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
         .compact()
         .with_file(false)
         .with_target(true)
-        .with_span_events(FmtSpan::ENTER);
+        .with_filter(filter);
 
     tracing_subscriber::registry()
         .with(opentelemetry)
diff --git a/server/src/paths.rs b/server/src/paths.rs
index 5c70433..a91d5d6 100644
--- a/server/src/paths.rs
+++ b/server/src/paths.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use pathfinding::prelude::astar;
 
 const LOOKUP_LIMIT: usize = 10_000_000;
 
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(world))]
 pub async fn route_facing(from: Position, to: Vec3, world: &World) -> Option<Vec<Position>> {
     let facing = |p: &Position| {
         let ahead = p.dir.unit() + p.pos;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub async fn route_facing(from: Position, to: Vec3, world: &World) -> Option<Vec
     route_to(from, to, facing, world).await
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(world))]
 pub async fn route(from: Position, to: Position, world: &World) -> Option<Vec<Position>> {
     trace!("routing from {from:?} to {to:?}");
     // attempt at not crashing by looking infinitely into the abyss
diff --git a/server/src/turtle.rs b/server/src/turtle.rs
index d085137..da354e0 100644
--- a/server/src/turtle.rs
+++ b/server/src/turtle.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use tokio::time::timeout;
 
 use super::LiveState;
 
+use core::fmt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ impl Turtle {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TurtleCommander {
     sender: Arc<Sender>,
     world: World,
@@ -152,6 +153,14 @@ pub struct TurtleCommander {
     name: Arc<OnceCell<Name>>,
 }
 
+impl fmt::Debug for TurtleCommander {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "Turtle {} ", self.name().to_str())?;
+        write!(f, "fuel: {} ", self.fuel())?;
+        write!(f, "fuel_limit: {} ", self.fuel_limit())
+    }
+}
+
 impl TurtleCommander {
     pub async fn new(turtle: Name, state: &LiveState) -> Option<TurtleCommander> {
         let turtle = state.turtles.get(turtle.to_num() as usize)?.clone();
@@ -212,7 +221,7 @@ impl TurtleCommander {
         self.world.clone()
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument]
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
     pub async fn dock(&self) -> usize {
         let mut wait = 1;
         loop {