Hard Rock…Soft Wings

Sampling water using hydrolab at Rock Springs. Beyond gate lies cave entrance to Rock Springs. Andrew donning sidemount equipment. If these wings could talk… Kaibab saves Artie from vicious pool cleaner! Having surveyed most of the existing line in Rock Springs, we turned our attention to the remainder, which consisted…

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Sample! Snorkel! Survey!!

DeLeon Springs State Park Renee and Artie sampling at Rock Springs. Looking for cave entrance at Witherington Springs Terrence prepares to further explore DeLeon Spring Future scientist helps with sampling readings. Curious observers learn about water quality. Terrence, Artie and Renee gathered at 0730 this morning to begin a busy…

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Delightful DeLeon Springs

DeLeon Springs-Cave entrance beneath boil. Visitor’s center and store around the spring. Basin overflow displays a picturesque waterfall. Preparing map documentation for park records. Cave exploration and pancakes…Both are yummy! The target of dive operations today was DeLeon Springs. This spring is located in the town of DeLeon Springs, Florida…

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Rock Springs Rocks!!

Kelly Park Andrew executes a pre-dive survey walk through. A resident anole watches as gear is rigged. Beautiful Rock Springs facing upstream. Terrence and Andrew discuss dive with park staff. Keith Mattson – The Dive Station in Orlando At 0900 we (Andrew, Terrence and Renee) gathered our dive gear ready…

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Walnuts in the Field!

The Walnuts! There was a bear…out in the woods… Natalie reports the temperature at Witherington Soaking the feet after a hard day of work Penelope helps deploy the probe The End.. Wednesday, March 3, 2004 Today we were joined in the field by the Walnuts from the Walden School in…

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Extra help!

Jared and Amy at Witherington Spring Amy and Jared prepare the hydrolab for use Jared reads the hydrolab at Rock Spring There’s a fungus among us..several, actually! Wekiva GeoPark prescribed burn Preparing the hydrolab for next week! We were very grateful to have Jared Sholk of Selznick Middle School in…

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Kickoff!!

Rock Spring in Kelly Park Renee uses hydrolab at Witherington Spring Black bear track at Witherington Spring Amy wades in the Wekiva River Terrence examines the sand boil in Sulfur Spring Witherington Spring in the Wekiva GeoPark Monday, January 19, 2004 The Central Florida Springs Project kicked off January 19,…

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