The Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department will be conducting multiple prescribed burns today.
Locations
- Alderman's Ford Preserve (AFP)
8901 Turkey Creek Rd
Plant City, FL 33567 - Little Manatee River Corridor Addition - Tropicana (LMR)
121429 Hobbs Road
Wimauma, FL 33598
Duration
- One day
Purpose of burn
- Habitat restoration and 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
- AFP - The RED trail will be temporarily closed during the burn
- LMR - Public access will be closed for the duration of the burn
Prescribed fire information
For answers to prescribed fire questions, visit HCFL.gov/RxFire
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