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