The Tampa Bay Estuary: An Oral History of Community Collaboration to Restore Ecological Integrity

Interviewee

Janice K. Platt

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Interviewer

Ann B. Hodgson

Publication Date

July 2015

Date

March 2015

Abstract

Janice K. Platt is a long-time political advocate for Tampa Bay's estuaries. She served on the Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission in the 1970s, and was the chairman of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council in the early 1980s. Platt's interest in the bay began with her family's history of work in many branches of the professional fishing industry, as well as childhood recreational activities like crabbing. She began her academic career at the University of Florida, and then moved to the University of Virginia for graduate school. It was through her volunteer work with the Girl Scouts that Platt became politically involved with making Tampa Bay and the surrounding environment healthier, and that was the focus of her early activism. Platt shares her experiences watching Tampa Bay's flora and fauna recover through the cooperation of companies like Mosaic and TECO and with environmental agencies like the Agency on Bay Management and the National Audubon Society.

Keywords

Estuarine health, Tampa (Fla.). City Council, Hillsborough County (Fla.) County Commission, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Tampa Electric Company

Extent

00:51:49; 20 page transcript

Subject: geographic

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

Language

English

Digital Date

2015

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

T43-00002

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