ETF #26 – Five Years in Tampa: Comparing Florida with California and Hawaii

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ETF #25 – Towers, Trails, Alligators and Tampa Population Growth

We’ve got a lot of ground to cover today! We’re gonna expand on last month’s talk about observation towers in the Tampa area, and answer the question, “were they wrong about their stated heights”. We’re gonna share some absolutely incredible facts about alligators. We’re gonna ha ...  Show more

ETF #24 – The Florida Conservation and Technology Center

Many people may have heard of the Manatee Viewing Center, but today we are going to talk about The Florida Conservation and Technology Center, a new co-op between Tampa Electric, The Florida Aquarium, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the University of Fl ...  Show more

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