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LEEF it to the environmental experts to help grow the profile of the Florida Conservation and Technology Center

It was a conference in which attendees relished the chance to bug each other – bug as in insects – and nobody minded in the slightest. In fact, the Spring 2017 Mini-Conference of the League of Environmental Educators in Florida (LEEF) at the Florida Conservation and Technology Center (FCTC) proved to be a big success, both for an organization whose commitment to the environment aligns with TECO’s and for FCTC…

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Ten reasons (among many) why you should come to the 30th anniversary/5 millionth visitor celebration at Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center on Thursday, March 16

If it’s in your nature to enjoy yourself, we humbly suggest you enjoy yourself in our nature – Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center – this Thursday, March 16. We’re celebrating our 30th season as a showcase of free, fun, environmental education, along with the fact that we’ve welcomed more than 5 million visitors since we opened in 1986. And we’d love to see you there. Below are 10 reasons that…

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(Sara)solo and in groups, visitors of all kinds love TECO’s commitment to the environment

Among the VIPs who have come to the Manatee Viewing Center and the adjacent Florida Conservation and Technology Center over the past week, one of them feels so comfortable there he’s going to stay. No, he’s not among the Hillsborough County Commissioners who visited the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center (SYCC) at the Florida Conservation and Technology Center (FCTC) on Jan. 26. Commissioners Sandra Murman, Stacy White and Pat Kemp and…

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Open house Jan. 30, wide-open world of possibilities for the future at the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center

In Florida’s theme-park paradise, it can be easy to overlook the smaller attractions that focus on things like environmental education – places that make it fun to learn about the state’s unique and fascinating ecosystem while they immerse you in a lush habitat and offer great activities for people of all ages. Oh, and did we mention the new Florida Conservation and Technology Center (FCTC) also offers free admission? And…

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Growing season is every season for TECO and FWC as Suncoast Youth Conservation Center debuts in Apollo Beach

From fantasy not so many years ago to fact today and well into the future, the Florida Conservation and Technology Center (FCTC) is growing in Apollo Beach – and excitement is budding with it. The Suncoast Youth Conservation Center is the first Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) facility to open to the public at FCTC. The two-story, 6,000-square-foot building will welcome students and educators from throughout the community…

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