The Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department, in cooperation with the Florida Forest Service, will be conducting multiple prescribed burns today.
Locations
- Balm-Boyette Scrub Nature Preserve (BBS)
15102 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598 - Brooker Creek Headwaters Preserve (BCHW)
18102 Ramblewood Rd.
Odessa, FL 33556
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
- BBS - The bike trail side of the preserve will be closed for the duration of the burn
- BCHW - Portions of the YELLOW trail may be temporarily closed for the duration of the burn
Prescribed fire information
For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire
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