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This past Saturday the WKPP organized and executed a major exploration  dive
into the B tunnel of Wakulla Springs. A large contingent of exploration
divers, support divers, surface support crew and backup staff were present
throughout the course of this operation.

An effort of this magnitude requires a tremendous amount of involvement from
the scientific and technical communities, broadcast media, cave exploration
organizations and governmental agencies.

WKPP events now regularly occur on a weekly basis and embrace a very wide
ranging exploration and scientific agenda of which Wakulla Springs
represents a small, but significant part.  During the course of the weekend,
the program at Wakulla Springs afforded an excellent opportunity for
networking and overall camaraderie amongst anyone who is interested in cave
exploration, hydrology and water source cartography, geology, wildlife
biology, aquatic microbiology, North Florida aquatic ecology, equipment
technology, archaelogy and paleontology, surface water management and
improvement, publishing, media productions and diving education.   

The scope of WKPP projects continues to expand.  By the end of 1996 WKPP
expects to have at least a half dozen concurrent science and exploration
projects progressing in various phases at a multiplicity of existing sites
and interesting new sites throughout North Florida.  Everyone, regardless of
their experience level or background is invited and encouraged to
participate.  WKPP will soon have a website home page which will summarize
its activities.

For those participants from different certification backgrounds who wish to
become involved in WKPP's diving agenda an excellent incremental training
program is provided.  Divers new to the WKPP are educated in its policies
and procedures as well as its established and exacting safety and equipment
standards.  Everyone has an opportunity to participate up to their own
comfort level within  strict practice guidelines determined by the director.
Above all, safety, science and results are the overriding objectives.  The
WKPP is totally dedicated to a team approach with respect to both its
general operations and particularly during dive execution.  

Once again the WKPP would like to gratefully thank all of the many participants.

Bill Mee

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