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Significance of Caves in Watershed and gProtection in Florida
Managing the Hidden Resources of Managing the Hidden Resources of Wakulla Springs
Sandy Cook, ManagerWakulla Springs State Park & Lodge
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The 200,000 annual visitors see only a f ti f th k i fraction of the parks unique resources
Of the nearly 6,000 acres, only about 50 f l i i dacres are frequently visited.
Many miles of underground caverns have seen by only a handful of cave divers
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Di h bt i d l bl Divers have obtained valuable data on the parks resources for
man man earsmany, many yearsAlthough not all dive activity was
research relatedresearch related...
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Summer 1930Summer 1930
Mastodon bones discovered Dr. Herman Gunter & members of Fl Geological Survey useGeological Survey use divers with pumps & hoses and grapplehoses and grapple hooks to remove bones
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1954 Creature From The Black Lagoon
Filming of movie included lots of diving
ti itiactivitiesWakulla Springs lifeguard Ricolifeguard Rico Browning was hired to do the underwaterto do the underwater scenes
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1955 Jenkins & SalsmanFilming of “Exploring Florida’s C ”Caves” Jenkins & Salsman were allowed towere allowed to participate since they had thethey had the needed air compressor
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Airport 77Two months of filming
d tunderwater scenes which resulted in 4 - 8resulted in 4 8 minutes of screen time
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1992 to currentWoodville Karst Plain Project
Have provided valuable i f ti f l dinformation for land use decisionsActivities have notActivities have not occurred without impact orimpact or controversy
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Wakulla 1 & 2 ExpeditionU.S. Deep Caving Team
Have also provided valuable i f ti dinformation and gained world wide attentionattentionAlso not without impact andimpact and controversy
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Controversy leads to supportControversy leads to support
1993 Proposed land use change that
ld llwould allow development of gas station on landsstation on lands adjacent to park
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Friends of Wakulla Springs IncFriends of Wakulla Springs, Inc
Formalized as a result of the threat. Was i t t l i thinstrumental in the movement to prevent developmentdevelopment. Continued interest in new threatsnew threats
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Di d t l l blDive data was also valuable
Members of the WKPP provided
l bl d t th tvaluable data that was used.Members also gaveMembers also gave presentations at County CommissionCounty Commission Meetings
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Wakulla Springs Protection Zone OrdinanceZone Ordinance
Activities & pressure by individual groups ( d Ji St )(and Jim Stevenson) led to passage of Wakulla CountyWakulla County Ordinance # 94-28Restricts activitiesRestricts activities that impact groundwater
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Land Acquisition
Wakulla Springs acquires additional acreageBased on protection of groundwaterof groundwater rather than terrestrial featuresterrestrial features1999 - 1850 acres2002 - 1200 acres2002 1200 acres
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Ongoing Research Projects & g g jSupport
Cave mappingAquatic plant surveysHydrilla control & monitoringWater quality monitoringAquatic biology assessmentsNitrate studiesNitrate studiesFlow dataLimpkin surveyA l S il SApple Snail SurveyCrustacian surveyFish SurveyLakewatch Private landowner assitance
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Butler SinkButler Sink
Funds from Springs Initiative are being
d t idused to provide a well, troughs, fencing and earthworksand earthworks around the sink to prevent further pdegradation
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Wakulla Springs faces threatsa u a Sp gs aces t eats
Nitrate levelsNitrate levels increaseHydrilla invades theHydrilla invades the springAlgae covers the gspring basinRunoff in sinkholes upstreamSprayfield expansion in Tallahasseein Tallahassee
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Continued research & supportis essentialis essential
Wakulla SpringsWakulla Springs economic impact 7.5 millionmillionOne of the largest employers in theemployers in the countyVoted the “Best Place to Take an Out of Town Guest”