The Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting multiple prescribed burns today.

Locations

  • Lower Green Swamp Nature Preserve (LGS)
    3540 East Knights-Griffin Rd
    Plant City, FL 33565
  • Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve (ARC)
    931 Old Welcome Rd
    Lithia, FL 33547

Duration

  • One day

Purpose of burn

  • Ecological site maintenance

Contact information

  • Department: CELM Bell Creek Office: (813) 672-7876
  • Media contact: Todd Pratt, Media Relations Strategist, office: (813) 276-2409, cell: (813) 373-1023
  • Other: Florida Forest Service Lakeland Dispatch, (863) 940-6701

Closures

  • LGS: The WHITE trail may be temporarily closed during the burn
  • ARC: The northern loop of the RED trail will be closed during the burn

Prescribed fire information

For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire

Posted: 9/19/2024, 3:42:59 PM