Rx for Lake Apopka
Dublin Core
Title
Rx for Lake Apopka
Alternative Title
Rx for Lake Apopka
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
Fishing--Florida
Description
A newspaper article from Florida Magazine, republished by The Orlando Sentinel, discussing the restoration efforts for Lake Apopka. The article summarizes the past history of the lake as a sportfishing center and then discusses the fish kills of the 1960s. The article identifies the sources of pollution entering the lake as the citrus industry, sewage processing, farm discharge, septic drainfields, and natural sources entering through Gourd Neck Springs. The article then details the efforts to restore the lake by the Lake Apopka Technical Committee, formed by Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011), with C. W. Sheffield serving as chairman. Of note here is the article's summarization of the committee's restoration projects: improved treatment of sewage and citrus discharge, reducing nutrient inflow, isolation of the muck farms and treatment of farm discharge, isolation of the Gourd Neck Springs area to provide a basin to be used in mud consolidation experiments, improvement of fish habits in the lake through fish cribs and other methods, a lake drawdown to help consolidate the bottom mud, and creation of a shoreline buffer zone using trees and other vegetation.
Creator
Rider, Don
Source
Photocopy of republished magazine article: Rider, Don. "Rx for Lake Apopka." The Orlando Sentinel, January 21, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1968-01-21
Date Copyrighted
1968-01-21
Date Issued
1968-01-21
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied republished magazine article: Rider, Don. "Rx for Lake Apopka." The Orlando Sentinel, January 21, 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
332 KB
Medium
1-page magazine article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Lake Apopka, Florida
Gourd Neck Springs, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Science Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Don Rider and published by Florida Magazine.
Republished by The Orlando Sentinel.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held byFlorida Magazine 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
1-page magazine article
Collection
Citation
Rider, Don, “Rx for Lake Apopka,” RICHES, accessed December 6, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6882.