Edward Ball Wakulla Springs is pleased to announce the return of River Boat Jungle Cruises! Please make your advanced reservation at https://thelodgeatwakullasprings.com/plan-your-trip/jungle-cruise/ . Boat capacity has been reduced and social distancing will be observed between groups. We strongly encourage wearing a mask or facial covering for everyone’s protection.
Seán E. McGlynn, Ph.D. 2019 was a good year for apple snails on the upper Wakulla River2019 was the best year since 2011 for apple snail egg clusters. Here’s an updated chart of apple snail egg cluster counts through 2019. I only total the counts for the three months that have been consistently counted since 2006. Thanks to Sean McGlynn of McGlynn Laboratories for supplying the technical data and graphs http://mcglynnlabs.com 850-567-6323 Wakulla Springs Update
Neither the samples from the north (B, C or D tunnels) nor from Sally Ward showed a high conductivity. There is, however, very high conductivity ranging in the 600-800 (uS/cm) coming from the south through A and K Tunnels. We observed that at the coast Spring Creek #1 and #4 are currently siphoning saltwater into the cave system and through dye traces we know that it reaches Wakulla Spring. A Sonde instrument is being deployed at Wakulla’s main boil this week. Readings for specific conductivity and salinity, as well as other parameters will be recorded every 15 minutes. Hopefully this new data will provide more clues. The mystery continues...
Thanks to Sean McGlynn of McGlynn Laboratories for supplying the technical data and graphs http://mcglynnlabs.com 850-567-6323 Upper-Wakulla-River-Wildlife-Abundance-Trends-1992-2018This report analyzes long-term trends in the abundance of 24 species surveyed by park staff and volunteers from 1992 through 2018. It also analyses trends for three shorter time periods defined by significant perturbations to the upper Wakulla River ecosystem: (1) invasion of the exotic hydrilla spurred by excess nitrogen in the spring (1992-2000), (2) the hydrilla management period (2000-2012) when mechanical harvesting and herbicides were used to combat the invasive exotic plant, and (3) the post-hydrilla management period (2012-2018) following the cessation of herbicide treatment in 2013. READ MORE...
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