The team gets ready to dive The beautiful Rock Springs run Solution tube The focus of the project today moved to Rock Spring in Kelly Park. For previous exploits at this site see ‘Rock Springs Rocks’ and ‘Hard Rock, Soft Wings’. The aim was to reassess the site prior to…
Sanlando Spring viewed from the run Andrew using no-mount configuration Bedrock and bacterial mat specimens collected Artie conducts nitrate analysis Onlookers provide another educational opportunity The peanut gallery The target of today’s activities was Palm and Sanlando Springs. Traps were placed in both springs today in part of an ongoing…
Survey Essentials Rhiannon prepares for survey Terrence and Renee strike a pose Andrew views crustaceans Troglobitic crustaceans Terrence preserves fauna Today the dive team were working on producing a map of the no-mount cave at Wekiwa Springs. Terrence and Andrew, using the same no-mount cylinder configuration they had been using…
No-mount rig with full face and comms Terrence prepares to dive Rima and Artie communicate with divers Amy analyzes water sample A local park resident watches the action Our first task of the day was to check the crayfish traps installed in the wells on Wednesday. The traps were placed…
Deployment of a crayfish trap into a well Terrence and Amy evaluate water sample Rima performs water quality analysis Andrew transcribes data from the hydrolab Andrew and Renee prepare to enter Wekiva Florida’s unique geology results in a concentration of springs found nowhere else in the world. However, the biology…