Lake Apopka Studies for Summer, 1968
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
A list of studies to be performed on Lake Apopka by the Lake Apopka Technical Committee during the summer of 1968. The Technical Committee was formed by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) in 1967, with C. W. Sheffield as chairman, to investigate pollution in and potential restoration of Lake Apopka. The studies on this list include nutrient removal experiments, studies of consolidation of lake sediment, plankton surveys, and rainfall sampling. Towns studied include Oakland, Ferndale, Lake Porter, Winter Garden, Zellwood, and Pine Hills.
Original 1-page typewritten table: 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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Oakland, Florida
Ferndale, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Gourd Neck, Florida
Crown Point, Florida
Pine Island Point, Florida
Lake Porter, Orlando, Florida
Apopka Beauclair Canal, Florida
Zellwood, Florida
Pine Hills, Florida
At Last—Cure for Lake Apopka
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Apopka (Fla.)
Hyacinths
A newspaper article discussing progress made on Lake Apopka restoration plans. The article praises Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) and C. W. Sheffield, chairman of the Lake Apopka Technical Committee, for their efforts to address pollution in Lake Apopka.
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "At Last—Cure for Lake Apopka." <em>The Winter Garden Times</em>, June 7, 1967: 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
Apopka, Florida