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The right trees in the right places, at Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center and your yard

Think of the best time to plant trees and shrubs and December may not be the first month that comes to mind. But greenery at Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center includes a lot of options that could be ideal for your yard this spring or – with a lot of unseasonably warm weather lately as well as Florida’s Arbor Day right around the corner on Jan. 15, 2016 – even sooner.…

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Community Environment For Home

Do it for the butterflies! Join Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center in bringing milkweed’s magic home

Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center has long been a place where monarchs thrive. And while human royalty is certainly welcome at our showcase for environmental education in Apollo Beach, this is about monarch butterflies. More specifically, it’s about the critical help that the center – and just about anyone, including you – can give them. An initiative by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service encourages people to plant milkweed in…

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