Mariella Smith Oral History Interview

Interviewee

Smith Mariella

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Interviewer

Emily Holbrook

Publication Date

11-27-2019

Date

2019-09-23

Abstract

Emily Holbrook interviews Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith about her work with the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). Smith speaks about her interest in nature as a child and later as a graduate student at Florida State University. She also speaks on how she got involved with ELAPP and other environmental organizations in the Tampa Bay area including the Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve management advisory team. Smith notes that part of ELAPP's mission is education about environmental issues like fertilizers and climate change, but also to encourage people to get into nature and enjoy their natural environment.

Keywords

ELAPP, Estuaries, Environmental science, Florida State University, Environmental education, Conservation easements

Extent

00:40:31; 13 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Tampa Bay (Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E21-00020

Recommended Citation

Mariella, Smith, "Mariella Smith Oral History Interview" (2019). Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program Oral History Project. 13.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/elapp_ohp/13