The District is conducting a 128-acre prescribed burn today at Newnans Lake Conservation Area in Alachua County, within the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin. The burn is taking place on the Hatchet Creek Tract and is part of ongoing efforts to reduce hazardous fuel loads and support the health of fire-dependent natural communities.

The District is conducting a 17-acre prescribed burn at the Micco Water Management Area in Brevard County, located within the Indian River Lagoon and Upper St. Johns River Basin. The burn area is in the central western portion of the property. This prescribed fire is essential for reducing hazardous fuel loads and maintaining the health of fire-dependent natural communities.

The District is conducting an 80-acre prescribed fire at the Buck Lake Conservation Area in Brevard County, located within the Indian River Lagoon and Upper St. Johns River Basin. The burn area is in the northeastern portion of the property.

The District is conducting a 35.3-acre prescribed fire today on the northwestern portion of Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area in Indian River County, south of the west entrance off State Road 60. The burn’s purpose is to reduce hazardous fuel loads and maintain fire-dependent natural communities.

The District is conducting a 230-acre prescribed fire on the northwestern portion of Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park in Orange County, situated in the Middle St. Johns River Basin. Its purpose is to reduce hazardous fuel loads, improve habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker and maintain fire dependent natural communities.

The District is conducting multiple pile burns in the Horseshoe Point Tract of Murphy Creek Conservation Area in Putnam County, within the Lower St. Johns River Basin. The burns are intended to safely dispose of logging debris and prepare the area for reforestation.

The District is conducting a 84-acre prescribed fire on the central portion of Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park in Orange County, situated in the Middle St. Johns River Basin. Its purpose is to reduce hazardous fuel loads, improve habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker and maintain fire dependent natural communities.

The District is conducting a 150-acre prescribed fire on the northwestern portion of Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park in Orange County, situated in the Middle St. Johns River Basin. Its purpose is to reduce hazardous fuel loads, improve habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker and maintain fire dependent natural communities.

Prescribed fire helps reduce the possibility of dangerous wildfire while enhancing land’s environmental quality.