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

Locations

  • Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve
    2470 Patrinostro Rd.
    Plant City, FL 33565

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 - Some public trails may be temporarily closed during the burn

Prescribed fire information

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

Posted: 8/20/2025, 2:10:12 PM