Tampa’s about to go wild this September with Dr. Jane Goodall’s biggest local event yet—
a weekend that will include an epic Youth Summit and a Day of Hope that will rally Bay area environmentalists like never before.
The
Jane Goodall Institute’s Tampa Basecamp
kicks off Hope in Action with a groundbreaking Youth Environmental Summit at
on Saturday, Sept. 14, where students in grades four and up can discuss conservation amongst themselves. In the evening, Dr. Jane Goodall will deliver a highly anticipated speech to an audience of all ages.
The Roots and Shoots Alliance will lead a “Day of Hope in Action” the following day.
[event-1] Joe Tatelbaum told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that after
Goodall visited Tampa in March 2023
, she and her team opened an office in Tampa and formed the Roots and Shoots Alliance, which is comprised of over 40 groups “active in care for the environment and in energizing young people.”
The Alliance’s Day of Hope will feature a series of beach cleanups and community-driven environmental activities throughout the Bay area. This family-friendly event, the first of its kind in the region, aims to mobilize a vast audience and create lasting impact, highlighting the Institute’s commitment to environmental stewardship and youth empowerment.