The Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting a prescribed burn today.

Location

  • Cockroach Bay Nature Preserve
    2309 Gulf City Rd
    Ruskin, FL 33570

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

  • The Yellow Trail will be closed for duration of burn. All trails accessed via the Public Parking Area will remain open (Red and Blue)

Prescribed fire information

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

Posted: 10/8/2025, 2:37:43 PM