The Tampa Bay Estuary: An Oral History of Community Collaboration to Restore Ecological Integrity
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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
Recommended Citation
Platt, Janice K., "Janice K. Platt Oral History Interview" (2015). The Tampa Bay Estuary: An Oral History of Community Collaboration to Restore Ecological Integrity. 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tb_estuary_ohp/2
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