2010, Florida Springs
DeLeon Springs by Alex Houston The team met up early this morning at 7am. Our mission today was to sample bacterial mats in the caves of DeLeon Spring located in Central Florida’s DeLeon Springs State Park. (See Florida Springs Project for more information about DeLeon Springs.) Known from previous sampling,…
Wekiwa Springs By Karl Shreeves and Renee Power Welcome to Wekiwa!! Off to a great start today as everyone chipped in to get the cylinders rigged and the sampling equipment set up down at the spring. The water is the usual brisk 72 degrees. It was pointed out by Amy…
Apopka Blue Sink by Amy Giannotti This morning the team met at the City of Apopka Public Services Department in order to sign liability and release waivers with city personnel. Our sampling site today was Apopka Blue, a sinkhole managed by the City of Apopka. This particular sinkhole is especially…
Wekiva River Basin State Parks by Amy Giannotti After several late night arrivals last night, this morning began with a packing frenzy…loading up tanks, gear, sampling equipment, people…and – most importantly – DoubleStuf Oreos!! We mustered at 9 am at Katie’s Landing in Wekiva River Basin State Parks. The plan…
Ichetucknee Springs – Monday June 28, 2010 Jef Frank We began the day with a smaller team as we had to say goodbye last night to Amber, Karl Shreeves, and Alex…they had obligations at work and school on Monday and we are sorry that they missed such an incredible place! …
Rose Sink – June 27, 2010 Sarah Brightman My name is Sarah Brightman and I’m the 2010 Boston Sea Rovers Frank Scalli Annual Summer Intern. One part of my summer internship with the Sea Rovers includes spending a week in the Florida Springs working with the Cambrian Foundation. My main…
Florida Museum of Natural History – June 26, 2010 By Alex Houston, Cambrian Foundation Intern Our team packed up and headed to Gainesville, FL, for an event at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Being the new intern with Cambrian Foundation, I was ecstatic to have been given this incredible…
Manatee Springs – June 25, 2010 Marissa Williams Friday June 25th started the first of a four day sampling and educational extravaganza including three new sampling locations in North Florida. For the past few years the Cambrian Foundation has focused its bacteria and water quality analysis efforts on Central Florida…
DeLeon Springs – February 20, 2010 Jenny Sherwood This weekend was my first experience working with the Cambrian Foundation on a sampling project. I was utterly amazed at the precision and dedication of the divers and surface team. The devoted members ensured that every detail was scoured over, every precaution…
Wekiwa, Sulfur, and Palm Springs – February 19, 2010 Marissa Rodriguez Our day started with one of the coldest winters that Florida has experienced in decades. Bundled up and caravanning to the main entrance of Wekiwa Springs State Park just after 9am, we filed into our unloading zone and set…