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
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