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Latest District News
The district is conducting a 50-acre prescribed fire Wednesday at the Bayard Conservation Area in Clay County.
The district is conducting a 155-acre burn Wednesday on the River Styx Tract of Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve, on the far western portion of the property near the Grove Park Water Management Area. The purpose of the burn is to maintain fire-dependent ecosystems and reduce wildland fuel loads.
The district is conducting a 39-acre prescribed fire Tuesday at the Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve, just south of the district’s Hawthorne field station, in Alachua County.
The district is conducting a 64-acre prescribed fire Tuesday at the Lake Monroe Conservation Area in Volusia County. The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations and maintain fire-dependent ecosystems.
A portion of the district’s Lake Apopka Loop Trail will be temporarily closed from Tuesday, Feb. 18, through Thursday, Feb. 20. The closure is due to construction of a restoration project and is necessary to ensure public safety as the district anticipates heavy equipment in the area. Visitors during these days should follow detour signs.
Media inquiries
Nancy Rubin
Communications Manager
Office: 904-448-7935
Mobile: 904-716-5574
Email: nrubin@sjrwmd.com
Teresa Monson
Public Communications Coordinator
Office: 904-730-6258
Mobile: 904-545-5064
Email: tmonson@sjrwmd.com
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