Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (March 18 to 22, 1968)
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Title
Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (March 18 to 22, 1968)
Alternative Title
Lake Apopka Restoration Project Report
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Description
A weekly report of the Lake Apopka Technical Committee, chaired by C. W. Sheffield. The committee was an initiative by Governor Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) to investigate pollution and possible restoration of Lake Apopka, launched in 1967. This report discusses meetings between Chairman Sheffield and Professor Thomas Furman, discussing experimental nutrient removal facilities and future research projects; a meeting with Dr. Robert O'Brien of Rollins College, discussing aquatic weed growth, in hopes of finding a potential candidate for lake-bottom plantings; requests sent to various state and federal organizations seeking suggestions for projects to be carried out that summer; a meeting with K. K. Huffstutler to discuss potential levee sizes for an isolation dike to separate the muck farms from the lake; a demonstration of a hyacinth processing machine made by the Hiller Company, at which Governor Kirk and various committee members were present; and plans for a future flyover of the lake by the Governor.
Creator
Sheffield, C. W.
Source
Photocopied 3-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, March 22, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1968-03-22
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3-page typewritten report by C. W. Sheffield, March 22, 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.
Is Referenced By
"Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (March 25 to 30, 1968)." RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
application/pdf
Extent
653 KB
Medium
2-page typewritten report on Lake Apopka Technical Committee letterhead
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Lake Apopka, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by C. W. Sheffield.
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
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2-page typewritten report on Lake Apopka Technical Committee letterhead
Collection
Citation
Sheffield, C. W., “Lake Apopka Restoration Project Weekly Report (March 18 to 22, 1968),” RICHES, accessed April 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6869.