Peacock

[Shocky]

Thanks Kelly for the feedback. Hopefully it won't be much longer until it clears.

[darkdiver211]

How much is an annual pass?

[FW]

How much is an annual pass?

$60

[h2ojoe]

When I was at Jug last fall the park ranger told us instead of leaving pass and C card on dash to put info on blue envelope and put in iron ranger because of theft problems. Is this the accepted procedure? It may give them a more accurate number of divers.

[Mark Vlahos]

Kelly,

Do you think it would be feasible to put in one of those pneumatic counters? It would require a slab of cement at the iron ranger and one of those things that used to ring the bell at a gas station when gas stations were full service. Or perhaps there could be a sign in form at the iron ranger indicating the pass number of the person entering and the purpose of their visit. No money paid, just our pass numbers and license plate number.

This would help count actual visitors and might be able to help identify divers if there was a box on the form for purpose of visit.

Mark Vlahos

[FW]

When I was at Jug last fall the park ranger told us instead of leaving pass and C card on dash to put info on blue envelope and put in iron ranger because of theft problems. Is this the accepted procedure? It may give them a more accurate number of divers.

True, but it sorta defeats the purpose of buying an annual pass, unless he meant just putting an empty envelope in the iron ranger.

[jj1987]

That is something we pointed out. Most parks get a majority of their visitors by paying at a ranger station versus passes,so tracking numbers is very easy. Many cave divers use the annual recreational passes,so counting deposits in the iron ranger is statistically skewed. Park management took this observation under advisement,and was looking how to get a better statistical handle on number of park visitors. Also,the formula suggests that each park visitor generates $45 expended per visitor in the community to show economic benefit to the community ie. jobs,but for cave divers this number is too low as noted in a study by Bill Huth.

For many of the mountain biking parks around here they require that you sign in and sign out to show usage, even if it's free. Orlando Wetlands Park (popular hiking spot) does this as well.

[JerseyJersey]

Maybe a second type of envelope or slip available at the gate that annual passholders can place in the box with no fuss or writing and then a daily count could be had

[WEPIV]

Was it clearcut for timber or gainesville's new biomass power plant? Gainesville sold everybody on the fact that it would run on yard waste; now they're cutting every tree they can. Note all the clearcuts on CR340 (aka Poe Springs Road) and the old truss mill is now a collection point for biomass.

This is one of the crazier schemes Gainesville has come up with. (Luckily, I live within one mile of Marion County just south of Gville.)
I guess the city won't retain their "Tree City USA" status when it starts looking like General Sherman just marched through....

[gschaut]

I guess the city won't retain their "Tree City USA" status when it starts looking like General Sherman just marched through....

As a 10th generation Yankee, I protest this remark!

Sherman's March To The Sea targeted industrial, civilian, agricultural, military facilities, livestock, roads, bridges, railroads.

But Sherman left the forests intact!