How Often Would You Visit Wakulla Springs for Diving?

[tflaris]

15 times a year.


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[scottj]

I would be in the several times per year area as well as speeding up getting Trimix cert. If the purpose of this thread is to quantify the economic impact of diving there just add up all that Helium that would be sold!
--Scott

[sskasser]

I moved some of the posts to the Fill Station to help the OP keep up with replies on topic.

[Kelly Jessop]

Persoanlly I get excited by a new site opening up,because to me it is recognizing the sport as a form of ecotourism versus the extreme nature that it is protrayed by the lay press/public,and this helps reduce the stigma. Will I dive Wakulla a lot,probably not. Why? Same reason the WKPP hasn't done a lot of work there,and the glass bottom boats don't run very much,the water quality has diminished a lot. I don't get excited about a deep dive with 20ft of viz in power cave,but would welcome the occasional dive with good viz as all of us do. The diminishing water quality has been an insidious process over the years,and cave diving community lending their support on this issue will win brownie points with the community,and help reduce the animosity of the locals that don't want to see cave diving at their crown jewel.

[LiteHedded]

Persoanlly I get excited by a new site opening up,because to me it is recognizing the sport as a form of ecotourism versus the extreme nature that it is protrayed by the lay press/public,and this helps reduce the stigma. Will I dive Wakulla a lot,probably not. Why? Same reason the WKPP hasn't done a lot of work there,and the glass bottom boats don't run very much,the water quality has diminished a lot. I don't get excited about a deep dive with 20ft of viz in power cave,but would welcome the occasional dive with good viz as all of us do. The diminishing water quality has been an insidious process over the years,and cave diving community lending their support on this issue will win brownie points with the community,and help reduce the animosity of the locals that don't want to see cave diving at their crown jewel.

I was swimming there a couple of weeks ago. vis was like 12'. ranger says it's been like that for months now...

[York]

This came in this morning - be there, or be []

Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Recreation and Parks
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
Public Workshop
This Meeting Is Open to the Public
Date and Time:
Place:
Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Wakulla County Agriculture Extension Office,
The Arena,
84 Cedar Avenue
Crawfordville, Florida 32327
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Introduction of Staff
3. Opening Remarks by Division of Recreation and Parks Staff regarding the
proposed inclusion of recreational cave diving at Edward Ball Wakulla Springs
State Park
4. Public Comment
5. Summary of Comments
6. Adjournment