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

Locations

  • Lower Green Swamp Preserve
    3540 East Knight Griffin Road
    Plant City, FL 33565

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 Orange and White Trail may be temporarily closed for the duration of the burn.

Prescribed fire information

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

Posted: 9/25/2026, 1:19:00 PM