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The Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting a prescribed burn today.
Locations
- Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve (BWC)
9581 Paul Buchman Hwy
Plant City, FL 33565 - Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve (ARC)
628 Jameson Rd
Lithia, FL 33547 - Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve (BCHW)
7115 Van Dyke Rd
Odessa, FL 33556
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
- BWC: All trails will remain open during the burn
- ARC: Portions of the BLUE trail may be closed during the burn
- BCHW: All trails will remain open during the burn
Prescribed fire information
For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire
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