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

Locations

  • Upper Little Manatee River (Dent Parcel)
    2510 Leonard Lee Road
    Wimauma, FL 33598

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

  • No public trails be impacted by the burn.

Prescribed fire information

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

Posted: 8/17/2026, 1:46:46 PM