NFSA Madison Blue step project volunteer request

The deck and stairs that provide access to the headspring at Madison Blue Springs State Park is in need of replacement. The North Florida Springs Alliance has volunteered to provide the materials and volunteer labor for the project. The NFSA maintenance team needs volunteers to assist with the demolition of the old deck and construction of the new deck and stairs. No construction skills are required, just your desire to help. Any amount of time you can volunteer will make a difference. Lunches and water for volunteers will be provided by the NFSA.

The project work will start the weekend of February 3-4, 2018 and is expected to continue every weekend for the rest of February.

https://www.floridastateparks.org/pa...on-Blue-Spring

If you have any questions about volunteering for the project you can contact RB Havens through Facebook, or the NFSA website.

The NFSA is accepting donations to help pay for the materials for this project on our website with a chance to win a light donated by Dive Rite or custom evolve doubles system by Halcyon:

http://www.northfloridaspringsalliance.org/donate.html

Thank you

if im in town, ill make sure to come support!

Thanks to NFSA for driving this. This is a great project for the cave diving community to participate in. I will try to come down one weekend to help.

For dive planning when we're not working on the project: is the plan to do one side of deck and one set of steps at a time, so there's still limited diver/swimmer access to the headspring as we work? Or to demo the entire project area at one and rebuild?

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Originally Posted by Troglodyver

Thanks to NFSA for driving this. This is a great project for the cave diving community to participate in. I will try to come down one weekend to help.

For dive planning when we're not working on the project: is the plan to do one side of deck and one set of steps at a time, so there's still limited diver/swimmer access to the headspring as we work? Or to demo the entire project area at one and rebuild?

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The entire deck and steps are demo'd at one time. Access for cave divers will be Martz, or across from the present steps at the head spring

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Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

The entire deck and steps are demo'd at one time. Access for cave divers will be Martz, or across from the present steps at the head spring

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I'm not as familiar with Madison. Is it still possible to exit the main entrance and get to the parking lot wearing doubles without the stairs? What is the route?

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I'm not as familiar with Madison. Is it still possible to exit the main entrance and get to the parking lot wearing doubles without the stairs? What is the route?

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You should be able to walk from the parking lot, down the main stairs to the walkway. You will not be able to turn left and get to the deck and stairs, but turn right and walk around the spring on the east side and access the head spring from the river side. Or, kit up at the picnic pavilion on the east side of the head spring and walk down the stairs to the walkway. You can also use the Martz Sink stairs to access the cave system.

If anyone has any questions or is interested in volunteering for the Madison Blue Spring stairs replacement can contact me here, the NFSA website or Facebook. We will be sending out regular emails and notices about the project schedule, meeting times etc.

RB Havens, NFSA Director at Large

I'll be there!!!

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I'll be there!!!

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Thank you!!!

Good onya Kelly for keeping up the work all these years. Bit far for me, but would if I could.

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Good onya Kelly for keeping up the work all these years. Bit far for me, but would if I could.

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Maybe our next project will be that bridge from Australia to North Florida.

What tools do you need? I have every weekend free in February!

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What tools do you need? I have every weekend free in February!

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See you there on the third...

Just bumping the thread to add visibility - who will be there? Who wants to dive after working?

I'll be there to help this weekend. Wearing my duckweed T shirt, no less :yawinkle:

Might consider a post-project dive. How late do we plan to work each day?

What time does everything start?


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We will get onsite at 8:00am.

:( :( Something has come up at work. Afraid I have to miss the fun this weekend. I may be able come back in two weeks though :( :(

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Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

We will get onsite at 8:00am.

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I'll be there around 10am :)

8 or 8:30 here

Thanks everyone who is coming. We greatly appreciate the support

we are planning to come sunday... are we working rain or shine? looks nasty tomorrow.

No,
Due to tomorrows weather forecast predicting rain for the Madison area tomorrow, we will NOT be working on the Madison Blue stairs project tomorrow, Sunday February 4th.

We will be working on the project again next weekend February 10-11.

Thank you to all the folks that came out today to help.

Due to tomorrows weather forecast predicting rain for the Madison area tomorrow, we will NOT be working on the Madison Blue stairs project tomorrow, Sunday February 4th.

We will be working on the project again next weekend February 10-11.

Thank you to all the folks that came out today to help.

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Originally Posted by RB Havens

Due to tomorrows weather forecast predicting rain for the Madison area tomorrow, we will NOT be working on the Madison Blue stairs project tomorrow, Sunday February 4th.

We will be working on the project again next weekend February 10-11.

Thank you to all the folks that came out today to help.

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Thanks RB and thanks again to all the volunteers

Thanks to all involved on all levels!

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