The Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting prescribed burns today.
Locations
- Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve (BWC)
2470 Patrinostro Rd.
Plant City, FL 33565 - Balm-Boyette Scrub Nature Preserve (BBS)
15102 CR 672
Lithia, FL 33547
Duration
- One day
Purpose of burn
- Ecological restoration and 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 RED trail creek overlook may be temporarily closed during the burn
- BBS - All public trails will remain open during the burn. (Except the bike trails previously closed due to unsafe conditions.)
Prescribed fire information
For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire
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