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

Locations

  • Cockroach Bay Nature Preserve (CRB)
    3709 Gulf City Rd
    Ruskin, FL 33570
  • Lower Green Swamp Nature Preserve (LGS)
    3540 E. Knights-Griffin Rd
    Plant City, FL 33570

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

  • The Blue trail at Cockroach Bay will be closed during the burn
  • The RED trail at Lower Green Swamp will be closed during the burn

Prescribed fire information

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

Posted: 12/17/2025, 3:24:27 PM