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

Posted: 11/19/2024, 2:13:11 PM