The Ichetucknee ‘Trace’ refers to the path lakes, creeks, and surface waters take to the Ichetucknee Headspring. In a sense, all springsheds have these traces. The Ichetucknee Trace is well documented thanks to the dedication of geologists, divers, and other dedicated individuals. Jim Stevenson, retired chief biologist with the Florida Park Service presents this first recorded field trip with the help of a grant from the Columbia County Board of County commissioners. Produced by Lake City Community College, Stevenson takes a group of Columbia High School Students on a tour of the trace. This video manages to connect the trace of the water’s path to the Headspring of the Ichetucknee from Lake City.
The next video, Following the Ichetucknee , a collaboration between Stevenson, Eric Flagg, Three Rivers Trust and Jellyfish Smack Productions, refines the 2013 tour from the Trace to the confluence of the Santa Fe River.
In 2019, Gary Maddox, Rick Copeland, and Kate Muldoon published Development of Karst Traces in the Santa Fe Basin. This paper and field trip was a collaboration of many of our regions’ scientists and explorers. The publication is a wealth of geological, hydrological, and botanical exploration. Development of Karst Traces in the Santa Fe Basin, 2019, February 23, 2019, Southeastern Geological Society, https://segs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SEGS-Guidebook-76.pdf
You can help protect our river and springs by:
Reducing water usage in home and on your landscape
Maintain your Septic tank.
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