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The Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting prescribed burns today.
Locations
- Balm-Boyette Scrub Nature Preserve
15102 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
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
- The mountain bike trails will be closed for the day
- The RED hiking trail located at 13998, Balm-Boyette Rd, Lithia, FL 33547, will remain open
Prescribed fire information
For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire.
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