Letter from Edward A. Zagar to J. W. Woods (April 15, 1968)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Edward A. Zagar to J. W. Woods (April 15, 1968)
Alternative Title
Letter from Zagar to Woods (April 15, 1968)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Description
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.
Creator
Zagar, Edward A.
Source
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, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1968-04-15
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 1-page typewritten letter from Edward A. Zagar to J. W. Woods, April 15, 1968.
Is Part Of
Binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Friends of Lake Apopka Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
114 KB
Medium
1-page typewritten letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Lake Apopka, Florida
Lake Griffin, Florida
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Gourd Neck, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Edward A. Zagar.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Non-Native Invasive Freshwater Plants." State of Washington Department of Ecology. Accessed September 25, 2015.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1-page typewritten letter
Collection
Citation
Zagar, Edward A., “Letter from Edward A. Zagar to J. W. Woods (April 15, 1968),” RICHES, accessed April 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6575.