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1 If you would like to contribute please send submissions to: NEW NFSA Website! In an effort to better share our mission, accomplishments and volunteer opportunities, we have overhauled the NFSA website! Go take a look and let us know what you think: NorthFloridaSpringsAlliance.org NFSA Parks: Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park Troy Spring State Park Madison Blue Springs State Park Lafayette Blue Springs State Park Suwannee River State Park Alliance News Peacock III in WSPSSP. Photo by Georgia Shemitz. JOIN TODAY or Renew Your Membership Please go to: Diver on boardwalk to Peacock I in WSPSSP. Photo by Sandy Koster New Martz Steps Are Open For Business! Many Thanks To Generous Sponsors And Volunteers See page 6 for the full story and a list of our sponsors and volunteers! 1

2 President s Corner Featured Contributors Mike Stine The Nature of Things Jerry Murphy Geology Rocks - Jacqui Sulek Winging It - - Kelly Jessop Counting Critters

3 ALLIANCE NEWS Sinkholes - Past and Present By Jerry Murphy - - 3

4 Board Members for North Florida Springs Alliance BOD Members Mike Stine President Jerry Murphy Vice President Adam Hughes Treasurer Jim Womble Secretary Sandy Robinson Director At Large Membership Kelly Jessop Director At Large Fauna Count Committee Vacant Director At Large Board Vacancy - NFSA Parks: Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park Troy Spring State Park Madison Blue Springs State Park Lafayette Blue Springs State Park Suwannee River State Park SHOW YOUR PRIDE! Wear your support for the NFSA by purchasing one of our tees at our ONLINE STORE: The suns rays pierce the basin at Orange Grove. One of many beautiful A Watery Wilderness! Photo by Allen Beard. 4

5 Fauna Count Update ALLIANCE NEWS Caecidotea putea Photos by Laurent Miroult - NFSA Swag! A Watery Wilderness WSPSSP, A Watery Wilderness Duckweed Tee S- XXL Grim Reaper Tee S- XXL Peacock Map S- XXL 5

6 Martz Steps Project - Tammy Myers working on the lower platform. 6

7 ALLIANCE NEWS and Steve Boyer working on the handrail. Brice McMinn and Matt Myers working on the bench on the upper deck. 7 Cave divers Darryl Steinhauser and Rick Robinson road test the new steps and access to the water.

8 Martz Steps Project A Special Thanks to the Donors and Volunteers - Nestle Waters North America Doug Chappell Cave Country Dive Shop Richard Dinon Robert Schulte NSS-CDS John Burden Brain Kakuk Ken Sallot Oliver Albrecht Side Wise Richard Jarzombek Pete Murray/Scuba Board Mike Stine Luke Alcorn Kevin Leonhardt Joseph Sferrazza Jon Liilestolen Jeff Hawes Jean Nelson James Clark Jacqueline Tregre Forrest Wilson Chet Parzych Barbara J Dwyer Arthur Greenberg Charles Robinson Marcie Edwards Lee Gibson Rick Crawford Michael Morgan Matt Burke Mathew Myers Mathew Hansen Lee Ann Wagner John Quinn John Kimbrel Jeffrey Rose Jason Wright David Sederberg Charlie Boyer Celia Evesque Brice McMinn Brenton Booth Brad Rogers Bert Wilcher Anders Knudsen Alan Fossum Waring & Lynn Wyche Thomas O'Connor Katherine Pruden Sean Denney Michael Angelo Gagliardi Chuck Wingo Allyson Draker Mikko Takamaki John Jaume Graham Murray Michael Gibby Nelly Mikhaiel - Steve Boyer Rick Robinson Mike Stine RB Havens Beth Havens Colin Irons Kasey Irons Steve Cushman Alan Barefoot Sandy Robinson Stu Weg Jeff Reeves Al Clements Andrew Boyer Marilyn Boyer Samantha Auyeung Tom Sawicki Atticus Molnar Brad Touchlon Dave Jones Bonnie Stine Brendon Zurweller Mark Rogers Darryl Steinhauser Ben Martinez John Wynkoop Kelly Jessop Jeff Rose Scott Jantz Brice McMinn Tammy Myers Matt Myers 8

9 ALLIANCE NEWS The Christmas Bird Count A Tradition of Conservation Birds of Our North Florida Parks Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata A regular winter visitor all over north Florida. CLICK HERE to hear the calls and songs of the Yellowrumped Warbler Alligator Lake Spring Festival Photo Contest Florida Gateway College Sponsor a Judged Photography Competition For more information go to: site/alsfphotocontest How the Christmas Bird Count Helps Protect Species and Their Habitat - - 9

10 2016 Annual Workshop - Edd Sorrensen presenting his sidemount clinic. Photo by Beth Murphy

11 ALLIANCE NEWS - walk listen to guide Mike Stine explain the importance of bottomland trees and plants. Photo by Beth Murphy 11