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Mayor Jane's Tree Giveaway Providing  500 Free Trees To Residents Tomorrow

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In the ongoing effort to enhance Tampa’s urban tree canopy, the City of Tampa is excited to host the third annual Mayor Jane’s Tree Giveaway tomorrow, when 500 free trees will be distributed to community members.  Tampa residents will receive up to…

Splash into Savings! Tampa Water Department Hosts Conservation Fair at City Center

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Faced with an ongoing rain deficit, Tampa is kicking off “Water Conservation Month” with a community fair aimed at reducing customers’ water use. The Tampa Water Department’s water conservation and outreach team will host a water conservation…

Hillsborough River Goes Green Ahead of River O' Green

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The Hillsborough River is going green ahead of next weekend’s Tampa’s Downtown River O’ Green event. Today, Friday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m., the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Grow Financial, and City of Tampa Water Department will test the dye that…

Tampa relaunching popular eBike Voucher Program

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Everybody get your roll on! As we celebrate Florida Bike Month, gear up and join the City of Tampa on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the exciting re-launch of the popular eBike Voucher Program!  The kick-off event will include a hands-on eBike-Rodeo…

City Volunteers Clean Up Gasparilla Beads for Reuse Program

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Bead Reuse Program a Gasparilla Treasure With sustainability in mind, Tampa’s Department of Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management is urging all Gasparilla pirates to take all unwanted beads to designated collection sites in order to…

All Hands On Deck As City Departments Prepare for Invasion

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With the Key to the City now on the minds of the pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, city staff across departments are working hard to prepare for their imminent invasion. From public safety, to clean up, it has been 'all hands hoay' the past…

The Future of Sustainability: Tampa's First-Ever Green Team Set to Graduate

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The City of Tampa's first official AmeriCorp Green Team is preparing to graduate. In celebration of their accomplishments the team is completing a new trail as its final project at the New Tampa Nature Park.

Tampa's Green Team is an…

"Litter Skimmer" Celebrates One Year on the Water and 20 Tons of Debris Collected

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This week, Tampa's "Litter Skimmer" trash boat is celebrating one year on the water.

The boat operates eight hours a day, four days per week, picking up floating trash along the Hillsborough River, Davis Islands, and the Bay.
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Mayor Jane's Tree Giveaway will Provide 1,000 Free Trees to Residents Tomorrow

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In a continued effort to support Tampa’s urban tree canopy, the City of Tampa is excited to host the 2nd annual Mayor Jane’s Tree Giveaway tomorrow, distributing 1,000 free trees to community residents.

Tampa residents will receive up to…

City of Tampa Unveils Strategy to Plant 30,000 Trees by 2030

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Mayor Jane Castor today called on Tampa to renew and re-energize its commitment to maintaining a word class tree canopy, setting a goal of planting 30,000 new trees by 2030.  

“I am enlisting everyone - city government, individuals,…