Most Tampa Electric team members spend Florida Arbor Day, Jan. 17, working hard to make sure our customers have the reliable power they expect (and great customer service to go with it). Our Line Clearance team does something a little extra-special as it ventures out to local schools to plant an idea in the minds of young students: that trees are great, but even better when they’re in the right…
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A nice round number and feathery leaves everywhere
All around Tampa Bay, it’s undeniable — this place is growing. Downtowns are growing. Lakeland’s growing. Brandon’s growing. USF is growing. The Tampa campus is one community where you can fully appreciate the transformative power of trees; the power to turn a school that students largely drove to to one they wanted to immerse themselves in as residents. Can you believe Tampa is the best tree city in the world?…
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Making the most of Arbor Day can be as easy as one, two, tree
A quick look in virtually any direction makes it clear: Florida is growing places. (As in trees are growing, plants are growing, gardens are growing…you get the picture.) That’s great for air quality, natural habitats, economic development and much more. And today, Arbor Day 2018, these are all things to celebrate. But Arbor Day is also an opportunity to spotlight a few important things you need to keep in mind…
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Environmental and community stewardship for TECO on Arbor Day is a tree(t) for students
If you’re looking to celebrate growth, positive possibilities for the future and branching out in life – if you want to mark Florida’s Arbor Day – a school seems like the best place to be. That’s what Tampa Electric team members had in mind when they visited Buckhorn Elementary in Valrico on Jan. 20, Florida’s Arbor Day for 2017. (National Arbor Day this year is April 28.) With 400 Shumard…
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Celebrate Florida’s Arbor Day on Jan. 15 with free trees, planted in the right place: A winning combination from the Florida Forest Service and TECO
As a Tree City USA, Tampa – and indeed, places across Florida – have trees like the magnificent live oak in abundance. As a Tree Line USA utility, TECO loves trees like this as much as our customers do. We know you also value the 99.9 percent service reliability that we provide, which is why we trim trees near electrical infrastructure in ways that protect the trees’ health and your…
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