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Dublin Core
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Title
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection
Alternative Title
FOLA Collection
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
The Friends of Lake Apopka (FOLA) is a citizen advocacy group with the mission of restoring Lake Apopka in Orange County and Lake County, Florida. Due to poor farming practices along its shores, Lake Apopka has become one of the largest polluted lakes in Florida. This collection features various archival items related to the restoration of the lake.
Contributor
<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a>
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Lake Apopka, Florida
Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Oakland, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Saint Johns River, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Zellwood, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Our Mission & Purpose</a>." Friends of Lake Apopka. http://www.fola.org/.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Dublin Core
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Title
Rotarians Hear Report on Four-Rivers Basin: Engineer Discusses Lake Apopka
Alternative Title
Engineer Discusses Lake Apopka
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
A newspaper article from <em>The Winter Garden Times</em> describing remarks made by Dale Twachtmann to the Winter Garden Rotary Club. At the meeting, Twachtmann, an engineer, discussed the various sources of pollution entering Lake Apopka. Twachtmann also described future engineering efforts for Lake Apopka and the surrounding area, including plans to raise the water level of the lake by a foot, as well as the dikes surrounding the muck farms will be enlarged to six feet above the water line.
Type
Text
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "Rotarians Hear Report on Four-Rivers Basin: Engineer Discusses Lake Apopka." <em>The Winter Garden Times</em>, May 11, 1967: binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
Is Part Of
Binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/153" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied original newspaper article: "Rotarians Hear Report on Four-Rivers Basin: Engineer Discusses Lake Apopka." <em>The Winter Garden Times</em>, May 11, 1967.
Coverage
Winter Garden, Florida
Green Swamp, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Publisher
<em>The Winter Garden Times</em>
Date Created
ca. 1967-05-11
Date Issued
1967-05-11
Date Copyrighted
1967-05-11
Format
image/jpg
Extent
233 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Science Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <em>The Winter Garden Times</em>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <em>The Winter Garden Times</em> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.fola.org/" target="_blank">Friends of Lake Apopka</a>
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/" target="_blank">Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed</a>." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
agricultural pollution
citrus processing industry
civil engineering
Dale Twachtmann
dikes
engineers
Florida State Board of Health
Four Rivers Basin Project
FSBH
Gene Cappleman
Green Swamp
Lake Apopka
Moss Bluff Lock and Dam
muck farms
sewage treatment plants
Southwest Water Management District
water quality
Winter Garden
Winter Garden Rotary Club