Letter from Edward A. Zagar to Arthur W. Sinclair (December 22, 1966)
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
A letter from Edward A. Zagar, a fisheries biologist for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, to Arthur W. Sinclair, from the Winter Garden Chamber of Commerce. In the letter, Zagar discusses the seine survey program for Lake Apopka and for Lake Griffin in Lake County, Florida.
Zagar, Edward A.
Original typewritten letter from Edward A. Zagar to Arthur W. Sinclair, December 22, 1966: binder 1966, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
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Lake Apopka, Florida
Lake Griffin, Florida
Lake Griffin Seining Press Release
Lake Griffin (Lake County, Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Fishing--Florida
A press release from the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission announcing plans to perform a seining operation in Lake Griffin in Lake County, Florida, as a follow-up to evaluate earlier rough removal programs. Gizzard shad are the main target of rough fish removal programs. Shad removal improves water quality through the removal of nutrients, which promote excessive algae growth. It may also improve quality by reducing water turbidity and preventing sediment suspension.
Original press release: binder 1966, 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="http://myfwc.com/" target="_blank">Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission</a>
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Lake Griffin, Florida
Letter from Edward A. Zagar to J. W. Woods (April 15, 1968)
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
A letter from Edward A. Zagar, fisheries biologist with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, to J. W. Woods, Director of Fisheries for the commission. The letter discusses a survey of Lake Apopka and Lake Griffin by Zagar and others, looking for hyacinth. The water hyacinth is an invasive aquatic plant, first introduced to the United States in 1884 at the World's Fair in New Orleans, Louisiana. A visitor from Florida returned with samples of the plant, which were then introduced to the St Johns River. The water hyacinth grows extremely rapidly, choking waterways, preventing navigation, and clogging flood control structures. Methods of hyacinth control include chemical spraying, mechanical harvesting, and hand removal. In this letter, Zagar claims no concentrations of hyacinth large enough for spraying were found in either lake. At this time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE) was responsible for hyacinth control.
Zagar, Edward A.
Original 1-page typewritten letter from Edward A. Zagar to J. W. Woods, April 15, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
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Lake Apopka, Florida
Lake Griffin, Florida
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Gourd Neck, Florida