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

Locations

  • Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve (BWC)
    2470 Patrinostro Rd
    Plant City, FL 33565
  • Cockroach Bay Nature Preserve (CRB)
    3709 Gulf City Rd
    Ruskin, FL 33570

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: The YELLOW trail may be temporarily closed during the burn
  • CRB: The BLUE trail will be closed for the duration of the burn

Prescribed fire information

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

Posted: 6/17/2025, 1:35:11 PM